diff --git a/tools/index_metadata.py b/tools/index_metadata.py
index 218e76cc..95bf6045 100644
--- a/tools/index_metadata.py
+++ b/tools/index_metadata.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from opensearchpy import OpenSearch
 
 metadata = otc_metadata.Services()
 
+
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Create Index data for search inside OpenSearch"
@@ -53,8 +54,9 @@ def parse_args():
     args = parser.parse_args()
     return args
 
+
 def main():
-    
+
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
     args = parse_args()
 
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ def main():
         environment=args.target_environment
     )
 
-    indexedData = indexData(
+    indexData(
         deleteIndex=args.delete_index,
         hosts=args.hosts,
         index=args.index,
@@ -71,11 +73,13 @@ def main():
         data=data
     )
 
+
 def getData(environment):
     return metadata.service_types_with_doc_types(
         environment=environment
     )
 
+
 def indexData(deleteIndex, hosts, index, username, password, data):
     hosts = generate_os_host_list(hosts)
     client = OpenSearch(
@@ -88,11 +92,12 @@ def indexData(deleteIndex, hosts, index, username, password, data):
         ssl_show_warn=False
     )
 
-    if deleteIndex == True:
+    if deleteIndex is True:
         delete_index(client, index)
-    
+
     create_index(client, index, data)
 
+
 def generate_os_host_list(hosts):
     host_list = []
     for host in hosts:
@@ -104,8 +109,10 @@ def generate_os_host_list(hosts):
         host_list.append(json_host)
     return host_list
 
+
 def create_index(client, index, data):
     return client.indices.create(index, body=data)
 
+
 def delete_index(client, index):
-    return client.indices.delete(index=index, ignore=[400, 404])
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+    return client.indices.delete(index=index, ignore=[400, 404])