diff --git a/dev/common/tdd.py b/dev/common/tdd.py
index 2a5ddf2e93..89b6baa778 100644
--- a/dev/common/tdd.py
+++ b/dev/common/tdd.py
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ def verify_test_files_changed(changed_files):
 
     # places where test code goes
     test_paths = [
-        'galaxy_ng/tests'
+        'galaxy_ng/tests',
+        'dev/oci_env_integration',
     ]
 
     def is_app_path(fn):
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/access_control/access_policy.py b/galaxy_ng/app/access_control/access_policy.py
index 7d1e92396a..3bbc847959 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/access_control/access_policy.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/access_control/access_policy.py
@@ -688,14 +688,14 @@ def has_namespace_obj_perms(self, request, view, action, permission):
         if request.user.has_perm(permission):
             return True
         obj = view.get_object()
-        if type(obj) == container_models.ContainerDistribution:
+        if type(obj) is container_models.ContainerDistribution:
             namespace = obj.namespace
             return request.user.has_perm(permission, namespace)
-        elif type(obj) == container_models.ContainerPushRepository:
+        elif type(obj) is container_models.ContainerPushRepository:
             for dist in obj.distributions.all():
                 if request.user.has_perm(permission, dist.cast().namespace):
                     return True
-        elif type(obj) == container_models.ContainerPushRepositoryVersion:
+        elif type(obj) is container_models.ContainerPushRepositoryVersion:
             for dist in obj.repository.distributions.all():
                 if request.user.has_perm(permission, dist.cast().namespace):
                     return True
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/views/index_execution_environments.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/views/index_execution_environments.py
index 16c6a2b1af..893ae61964 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/views/index_execution_environments.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/views/index_execution_environments.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def post(self, request: Request, *args, **kwargs) -> Response:
         serializable_meta = {}
         for key in self.request.META:
             val = self.request.META[key]
-            if type(val) == str:
+            if type(val) is str:
                 serializable_meta[key] = val
 
         request_data = {
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_sync_stage.py b/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_sync_stage.py
index 083e2bb03d..876e212c0b 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_sync_stage.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_sync_stage.py
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@
 from ..conftest import get_galaxy_client, get_ansible_config, get_hub_version
 from ..utils import wait_for_task, get_client, set_certification
 from orionutils.generator import build_collection
-from ..utils.iqe_utils import is_sync_testing, get_all_collections,\
-    retrieve_collection
+from ..utils.iqe_utils import (
+    is_sync_testing,
+    get_all_collections,
+    retrieve_collection,
+)
 from ..utils.tools import generate_random_artifact_version, uuid4
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.qa  # noqa: F821
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_v3_plugin_paths.py b/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_v3_plugin_paths.py
index 094cd60b5d..306adbab42 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_v3_plugin_paths.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_v3_plugin_paths.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def test_api_v3_plugin_execution_environments_repositories(ansible_config, local
     assert ns_name == ns_detail_resp['name']
 
     # assert pulp_labels dictionary is in response
-    assert type(repository_resp['pulp']['repository']['pulp_labels']) == dict
+    assert type(repository_resp['pulp']['repository']['pulp_labels']) is dict
 
     # delete the repository
     delete_repository_resp = api_client(