diff --git a/.woodpecker.star b/.woodpecker.star
index e88ff42c1..c159b9eac 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.star
+++ b/.woodpecker.star
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ def localApiTestPipeline(ctx):
 
 def localApiTests(name, suites, storage = "decomposed", extra_environment = {}, with_remote_php = False):
     test_dir = "%s/tests/acceptance" % dirs["base"]
-    expected_failures_file = "%s/expected-failures-localAPI-on-decomposed-storage.md" % (test_dir)
+    expected_failures_file = "%s/expected-failures-localAPI-on-decomposed-storage.md" % test_dir
 
     environment = {
         "TEST_SERVER_URL": OC_URL,
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ def apiTests(ctx):
 
     for runPart in range(1, config["apiTests"]["numberOfParts"] + 1):
         for run_with_remote_php in defaults["withRemotePhp"]:
-            if (not debugPartsEnabled or (debugPartsEnabled and runPart in debugParts)):
+            if not debugPartsEnabled or (debugPartsEnabled and runPart in debugParts):
                 pipelines.append(coreApiTests(ctx, runPart, config["apiTests"]["numberOfParts"], run_with_remote_php))
 
     return pipelines
@@ -1241,10 +1241,10 @@ def e2eTestPipeline(ctx):
 
     pipelines = []
 
-    if ("skip-e2e" in ctx.build.title.lower()):
+    if "skip-e2e" in ctx.build.title.lower():
         return pipelines
 
-    if (ctx.build.event == "tag"):
+    if ctx.build.event == "tag":
         return pipelines
 
     storage = "posix"
@@ -1344,11 +1344,11 @@ def multiServiceE2ePipeline(ctx):
         },
     ]
 
-    if ("skip-e2e" in ctx.build.title.lower()):
+    if "skip-e2e" in ctx.build.title.lower():
         return pipelines
 
     # run this pipeline only for cron jobs and full-ci PRs
-    if (not "full-ci" in ctx.build.title.lower() and ctx.build.event != "cron"):
+    if not "full-ci" in ctx.build.title.lower() and ctx.build.event != "cron":
         return pipelines
 
     storage = "posix"
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ def dockerReleases(ctx):
 
 def dockerRelease(ctx, repo, build_type):
     build_args = [
-        "REVISION=%s" % (ctx.build.commit),
+        "REVISION=%s" % ctx.build.commit,
         "VERSION=%s" % (ctx.build.ref.replace("refs/tags/", "") if ctx.build.event == "tag" else "daily"),
     ]
 
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ def releaseDockerReadme(repo, build_type):
                         "from_secret": "docker_password",
                     },
                     "PUSHRM_TARGET": repo,
-                    "PUSHRM_SHORT": "Docker images for %s" % (repo),
+                    "PUSHRM_SHORT": "Docker images for %s" % repo,
                     "PUSHRM_FILE": "README.md",
                 },
             },
@@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@ def makeNodeGenerate(module):
     if module == "":
         make = "make"
     else:
-        make = "make -C %s" % (module)
+        make = "make -C %s" % module
     return [
         {
             "name": "generate nodejs",
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ def makeNodeGenerate(module):
             },
             "commands": [
                 "pnpm config set store-dir ./.pnpm-store",
-                "for i in $(seq 3); do %s node-generate-prod && break || sleep 1; done" % (make),
+                "for i in $(seq 3); do %s node-generate-prod && break || sleep 1; done" % make,
             ],
         },
     ]
@@ -1924,13 +1924,13 @@ def makeGoGenerate(module):
     if module == "":
         make = "make"
     else:
-        make = "make -C %s" % (module)
+        make = "make -C %s" % module
     return [
         {
             "name": "generate go",
             "image": OC_CI_GOLANG,
             "commands": [
-                "for i in $(seq 3); do %s go-generate && break || sleep 1; done" % (make),
+                "for i in $(seq 3); do %s go-generate && break || sleep 1; done" % make,
             ],
             "environment": CI_HTTP_PROXY_ENV,
         },
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ def opencloudServer(storage = "decomposed", accounts_hash_difficulty = 4, depend
     environment = {
         "OC_URL": OC_URL,
         "OC_CONFIG_DIR": "/root/.opencloud/config",  # needed for checking config later
-        "STORAGE_USERS_DRIVER": "%s" % (storage),
+        "STORAGE_USERS_DRIVER": "%s" % storage,
         "PROXY_ENABLE_BASIC_AUTH": True,
         "WEB_UI_CONFIG_FILE": "%s/%s" % (dirs["base"], dirs["opencloudConfig"]),
         "OC_LOG_LEVEL": "error",
@@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@ def opencloudServer(storage = "decomposed", accounts_hash_difficulty = 4, depend
     # That will allow OpenCloud to use whatever its built-in default is.
     # Otherwise pass in a value from 4 to about 11 or 12 (default 4, for making regular tests fast)
     # The high values cause lots of CPU to be used when hashing passwords, and really slow down the tests.
-    if (accounts_hash_difficulty != "default"):
+    if accounts_hash_difficulty != "default":
         environment["ACCOUNTS_HASH_DIFFICULTY"] = accounts_hash_difficulty
 
     for item in extra_server_environment:
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ def opencloudServer(storage = "decomposed", accounts_hash_difficulty = 4, depend
     ]
 
     wait_for_opencloud = {
-        "name": "wait-for-%s" % (container_name),
+        "name": "wait-for-%s" % container_name,
         "image": OC_CI_ALPINE,
         "commands": [
             # wait for opencloud-server to be ready (5 minutes)
@@ -2102,7 +2102,7 @@ def opencloudServer(storage = "decomposed", accounts_hash_difficulty = 4, depend
             "%s init --insecure true" % dirs["opencloudBin"],
             "cat $OC_CONFIG_DIR/opencloud.yaml",
             "cp tests/config/woodpecker/app-registry.yaml $OC_CONFIG_DIR/app-registry.yaml",
-        ] + (wrapper_commands),
+        ] + wrapper_commands,
     }
 
     steps = [
@@ -2240,7 +2240,7 @@ def example_deploys(ctx):
 
 def deploy(config, rebuild):
     return {
-        "name": "deploy_%s" % (config),
+        "name": "deploy_%s" % config,
         "steps": [
             {
                 "name": "clone continuous deployment playbook",
@@ -2255,7 +2255,7 @@ def deploy(config, rebuild):
                 "image": OC_CI_DRONE_ANSIBLE,
                 "failure": "ignore",
                 "environment": {
-                    "CONTINUOUS_DEPLOY_SERVERS_CONFIG": "../%s" % (config),
+                    "CONTINUOUS_DEPLOY_SERVERS_CONFIG": "../%s" % config,
                     "REBUILD": rebuild,
                     "HCLOUD_API_TOKEN": {
                         "from_secret": "hcloud_api_token",
@@ -2345,7 +2345,7 @@ def genericCache(name, action, mounts, cache_path):
             "secret_key": {
                 "from_secret": "cache_s3_secret_key",
             },
-            "filename": "%s.tar" % (name),
+            "filename": "%s.tar" % name,
             "path": cache_path,
             "fallback_path": cache_path,
         },
@@ -2390,7 +2390,7 @@ def genericCachePurge(flush_path):
 def genericBuildArtifactCache(ctx, name, action, path):
     if action == "rebuild" or action == "restore":
         cache_path = "%s/%s/%s" % ("cache", repo_slug, ctx.build.commit + "-${CI_PIPELINE_NUMBER}")
-        name = "%s_build_artifact_cache" % (name)
+        name = "%s_build_artifact_cache" % name
         return genericCache(name, action, [path], cache_path)
 
     if action == "purge":
@@ -2425,7 +2425,7 @@ def pipelineSanityChecks(pipelines):
     for pipeline in pipelines:
         pipeline_name = pipeline["name"]
         if len(pipeline_name) > max_name_length:
-            print("Error: pipeline name %s is longer than 50 characters" % (pipeline_name))
+            print("Error: pipeline name %s is longer than 50 characters" % pipeline_name)
 
         for step in pipeline["steps"]:
             step_name = step["name"]
@@ -2476,7 +2476,7 @@ def pipelineSanityChecks(pipelines):
 def litmus(ctx, storage):
     pipelines = []
 
-    if (config["litmus"] == False):
+    if not config["litmus"]:
         return pipelines
 
     environment = {