diff --git a/src/irc_link.py b/src/irc_link.py
index b9cd3b9..030535f 100644
--- a/src/irc_link.py
+++ b/src/irc_link.py
@@ -58,18 +58,13 @@ async def initialize():
 
     async def on_bridge_message(channel_name, msg):
         if channel_name in util.config["irc"]["channels"]:
-        
             if channel_name not in joined: conn.join(channel_name)
-            
             # if its a reply
             if msg.replyee:
-                conn.privmessage (channel_name, f"Replying to @{random_color(msg.replyee.id)}{msg.replyee.name}{color_code('')}:")
-            
+                conn.privmessage(channel_name, f"Replying to @{random_color(msg.replyee.id)}{msg.replyee.name}{color_code('')}:")
             # ping fix - zero width space embedded in messages
             line = f"<{random_color(msg.author.id)}{msg.author.name[0]}\u200B{msg.author.name[1:]}{color_code('')}> " + render_formatting(msg.message)[:400]
-            
             conn.privmsg(channel_name, line)
-            
             for at in msg.attachments:
                 conn.privmsg(channel_name, f"-> {at.filename}: {at.proxy_url}")
         
diff --git a/src/telephone.py b/src/telephone.py
index 36f694c..fd30a36 100644
--- a/src/telephone.py
+++ b/src/telephone.py
@@ -114,29 +114,10 @@ class Telephone(commands.Cog):
         if (msg.author == self.bot.user and msg.content[0] == "<") or msg.author.discriminator == "0000": return
         channel_id = msg.channel.id
         
-        msg = eventbus.Message(
-            eventbus.AuthorInfo(
-                msg.author.name,
-                msg.author.id,
-                str(msg.author.avatar_url),
-                msg.author.bot
-            ),
-            
-            parse_formatting (self.bot, msg.content),
-            
-            ("discord", channel_id),
-            
-            msg.id,
-            
-            eventbus.AuthorInfo(
-                msg.reference.cached_message.author.name,
-                msg.reference.cached_message.author.id,
-                str(msg.reference.cached_message.author.avatar_url),
-                msg.reference.cached_message.author.bot
-            ),
-            
-            [ at for at in msg.attachments if not at.is_spoiler() ]
-        )
+        msg = eventbus.Message(eventbus.AuthorInfo(msg.author.name, msg.author.id, str(msg.author.avatar_url), msg.author.bot),
+            parse_formatting(self.bot, msg.content), ("discord", channel_id), msg.id,
+            eventbus.AuthorInfo(msg.reference.cached_message.author.name, msg.reference.cached_message.author.id, str(msg.reference.cached_message.author.avatar_url), msg.reference.cached_message.author.bot),
+            [ at for at in msg.attachments if not at.is_spoiler() ])
         
         await eventbus.push(msg)