diff --git a/api/load-test/locust-ewc.py b/api/load-test/locust-ewc.py
index f0861a98..35ead0f2 100644
--- a/api/load-test/locust-ewc.py
+++ b/api/load-test/locust-ewc.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def get_data_single_station_single_parameter_last_x_hours(self):
         dt_string = date_time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
         station_id = random.choice(self.station_ids)
         parameter = random.choice(self.stations[station_id])
-        response = self.client.get(
+        self.client.get(
             f"/collections/observations/locations/{station_id}?parameter-name={parameter}&datetime={dt_string}/..",
             name=f"location {hours:02d} hours",
             headers=headers,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def get_data_single_station_single_parameter_last_x_hours(self):
     def get_data_single_position_single_parameter(self):
         (lon, lat) = random.choice(self.station_locations)
         parameter = random.choice(self.stations_by_location[(lon, lat)])
-        response = self.client.get(
+        self.client.get(
             f"/collections/observations/position?coords=POINT({lon} {lat})&parameter-name={parameter}",
             name="position",
             headers=headers,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def get_data_area_single_parameter_last_hour(self):
         top = cy + sz
         polygon = f"POLYGON(({left} {bottom},{right} {bottom},{right} {top},{left} {top},{left} {bottom}))"
         url = f"/collections/observations/area?coords={polygon}&standard_names={standard_name}&datetime={dt_string}/.."
-        response = self.client.get(url, name=f"area {sz*2.0}deg x {sz*2.0}deg x 1h", headers=headers)
+        self.client.get(url, name=f"area {sz*2.0}deg x {sz*2.0}deg x 1h", headers=headers)
         # if sz == 2.0:
         #     j = response.json()
         #     # print(sz*2.0)
diff --git a/api/load-test/locustfile.py b/api/load-test/locustfile.py
index 01698252..2a268c60 100644
--- a/api/load-test/locustfile.py
+++ b/api/load-test/locustfile.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ def get_data_single_station_single_parameter(self):
     @task
     def get_data_bbox_three_parameters(self):
         self.client.get(
-            "/collections/observations/area?parameter-name=wind_speed:10.0:mean:PT10M,wind_speed:10.0:mean:PT10M,relative_humidity:2.0:mean:PT1M&"
+            "/collections/observations/area?parameter-name="
+            "wind_speed:10.0:mean:PT10M,wind_speed:10.0:mean:PT10M,relative_humidity:2.0:mean:PT1M&"
             "coords=POLYGON((5.0 52.0,6.0 52.0,6.0 52.1,5.0 52.1,5.0 52.0))",
             name="bbox",
             headers=headers,