diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 489bdd0..5374ac4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -159,3 +159,4 @@ cython_debug/
 #  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
+venv/
diff --git a/nomad_missing_services.py b/nomad_missing_services.py
index e42028e..27180bf 100755
--- a/nomad_missing_services.py
+++ b/nomad_missing_services.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ from typing import Any
 from typing import cast
 
 import requests_unixsocket
-requests = requests_unixsocket.Session()
+from requests.exceptions import JSONDecodeError
+
+session = requests_unixsocket.Session()
 
 NOMAD_ADDR = environ.get("NOMAD_ADDR", "http://127.0.0.1:4646")
 NOMAD_TOKEN = environ.get("NOMAD_TOKEN")
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ def nomad_req(
     if NOMAD_TOKEN:
         headers["X-Nomad-Token"] = NOMAD_TOKEN
 
-    response = requests.request(
+    response = session.request(
         method,
         f"{NOMAD_ADDR}/v1/{'/'.join(path)}",
         params=params,
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ def nomad_req(
 
     try:
         return response.json()
-    except requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError:
+    except JSONDecodeError:
         return response.text
 
 
@@ -43,11 +45,14 @@ def extract_job_services(job: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, str]:
 
     return services
 
+
 exit_code = 0
 parser = ArgumentParser(
     description="Checks for missing services and optionally restarts their allocs.",
 )
-parser.add_argument("-r", "--restart", action="store_true", help="Restart allocs for missing services")
+parser.add_argument(
+    "-r", "--restart", action="store_true", help="Restart allocs for missing services"
+)
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 for job in nomad_req("jobs"):
@@ -87,7 +92,10 @@ for job in nomad_req("jobs"):
     restart_allocs: set[str] = set()
     for allocation in nomad_req("job", job_detail["ID"], "allocations"):
         allocation = cast(dict[str, Any], allocation)
-        if allocation["ClientStatus"] == "running" and allocation["TaskGroup"] in restart_groups:
+        if (
+            allocation["ClientStatus"] == "running"
+            and allocation["TaskGroup"] in restart_groups
+        ):
             restart_allocs.add(allocation["ID"])
 
     # Restart allocs associated with missing services
diff --git a/nomad_orphan_services.py b/nomad_orphan_services.py
index d673cf4..ff60502 100755
--- a/nomad_orphan_services.py
+++ b/nomad_orphan_services.py
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ from typing import Any
 from typing import cast
 
 import requests_unixsocket
-requests = requests_unixsocket.Session()
+from requests.exceptions import HTTPError
+from requests.exceptions import JSONDecodeError
+
+
+session = requests_unixsocket.Session()
 
 
 NOMAD_ADDR = environ.get("NOMAD_ADDR", "http://127.0.0.1:4646")
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ def nomad_req(
     if NOMAD_TOKEN:
         headers["X-Nomad-Token"] = NOMAD_TOKEN
 
-    response = requests.request(
+    response = session.request(
         method,
         f"{NOMAD_ADDR}/v1/{'/'.join(path)}",
         params=params,
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ def nomad_req(
 
     try:
         return response.json()
-    except requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError:
+    except JSONDecodeError:
         return response.text
 
 
@@ -37,7 +41,9 @@ exit_code = 0
 parser = ArgumentParser(
     description="Checks for orphaned services and optionally deletes them.",
 )
-parser.add_argument("-d", "--delete", action="store_true", help="Delete orphan services")
+parser.add_argument(
+    "-d", "--delete", action="store_true", help="Delete orphan services"
+)
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ for namespace in nomad_req("services"):
             try:
                 alloc = nomad_req("allocation", alloc_id)
                 continue
-            except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
+            except HTTPError as e:
                 if e.response.status_code == 404:
                     alloc_found = False
                     message = f"alloc {alloc_id} not found for {service_name}."