diff --git a/plugins/automations.py b/plugins/automations.py
index 3452f21..d54794c 100644
--- a/plugins/automations.py
+++ b/plugins/automations.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def automations_background(authentication):
         account_name = account.check_account(authentication)
         password = ":".join(authentication.split(":")[1:])
 
-        if account_name == False:
+        if not account_name:
             return {
                 "error": {
                     "message": "Invalid account"
diff --git a/plugins/batching.py b/plugins/batching.py
index 17d97ac..9fe63c1 100644
--- a/plugins/batching.py
+++ b/plugins/batching.py
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ def bid(params, authentication):
         bid = float(params["bid"])
         blind = float(params["blind"])
         blind+=bid
-    except:
+    except ValueError:
         return {
             "status":"Invalid bid amount",
             "transaction":None
diff --git a/plugins/renewal.py b/plugins/renewal.py
index 2adc2b0..0956e81 100644
--- a/plugins/renewal.py
+++ b/plugins/renewal.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def main(params, authentication):
                 return {"status": f"Failed: {batch['error']['message']}", "transaction": "None"}
         
         if 'result' in batch:
-            if batch['result'] != None:
+            if batch['result'] is not None:
                 tx = batch['result']['hash']
         return {"status": "Success", "transaction": tx}
         # Note only one batch can be sent at a time
diff --git a/plugins/varo.py b/plugins/varo.py
index 4247e46..16d380b 100644
--- a/plugins/varo.py
+++ b/plugins/varo.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def status(params, authentication):
     response = requests.post(f"https://{instance}/api", json=data, headers=headers)
     if response.status_code != 200:
         return {"status": "Error connecting to Varo"}
-    if response.json()["success"] != True:
+    if not response.json()["success"]:
         return {"status": "Error connecting to Varo"}
     return {"status": f"Connected to {instance}"}
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def login(params, authentication):
     if response.status_code != 200:
         return {"status": "Error connecting to Varo"}
     
-    if response.json()["success"] != True:
+    if not response.json()["success"]:
         return {"status": "Error connecting to Varo"}
     
     auth = {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def addDomain(params, authentication):
     zones = requests.post(f"https://{instance}/api", json=data, headers=headers)
     if zones.status_code != 200:
         return {"status": "Error connecting to Varo"}
-    if zones.json()["success"] != True:
+    if not zones.json()["success"]:
         return {"status": "Error connecting to Varo"}
     
     zones = zones.json()["data"]
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def addDomain(params, authentication):
     response = requests.post(f"https://{instance}/api", json=data, headers=headers)
     if response.status_code != 200:
         return {"status": "Error connecting to Varo"}
-    if response.json()["success"] != True:
+    if not response.json()["success"]:
         return {"status": "Error connecting to Varo"}
     zoneID = response.json()["data"]["zone"]
     data = {
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def addDomain(params, authentication):
     response = requests.post(f"https://{instance}/api", json=data, headers=headers)
     if response.status_code != 200:
         return {"status": "Error connecting to Varo"}
-    if response.json()["success"] != True:
+    if not response.json()["success"]:
         return {"status": "Error connecting to Varo"}
     zone = response.json()["data"]