diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py
index 37877583a..eb3ae9461 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py
@@ -350,9 +350,7 @@ def _configure_dovecot(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
     need_restart |= lua_push_notification_script.changed
 
     sieve_script = files.put(
-        src=importlib.resources.files(__package__).joinpath(
-            "dovecot/default.sieve"
-        ),
+        src=importlib.resources.files(__package__).joinpath("dovecot/default.sieve"),
         dest="/etc/dovecot/default.sieve",
         user="root",
         group="root",
@@ -361,10 +359,8 @@ def _configure_dovecot(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
     need_restart |= sieve_script.changed
     if sieve_script.changed:
         server.shell(
-            name=f"compile sieve script",
-            commands=[
-                f"/usr/bin/sievec /etc/dovecot/default.sieve"
-            ],
+            name="compile sieve script",
+            commands=["/usr/bin/sievec /etc/dovecot/default.sieve"],
         )
 
     files.template(
@@ -457,7 +453,9 @@ def check_config(config):
         blocked_words = "merlinux schmieder testrun.org".split()
         for key in config.__dict__:
             value = config.__dict__[key]
-            if key.startswith("privacy") and any(x in str(value) for x in blocked_words):
+            if key.startswith("privacy") and any(
+                x in str(value) for x in blocked_words
+            ):
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"please set your own privacy contacts/addresses in {config._inipath}"
                 )
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dns.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dns.py
index 465ba52ed..f9c4f884c 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dns.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dns.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 import subprocess
 import datetime
 
-from typing import Optional
-
 
 class DNS:
     def __init__(self, out, mail_domain):
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_2_deltachat.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_2_deltachat.py
index e8a724435..d765d0dfe 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_2_deltachat.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_2_deltachat.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def parse_size_limit(limit: str) -> int:
 
         addr = ac2.get_config("addr").lower()
         saved_ok = 0
-        for line in remote.iter_output("journalctl -f -u dovecot"):
+        for line in remote.iter_output("journalctl -n0 -f -u dovecot"):
             if addr not in line:
                 # print(line)
                 continue
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def test_read_receipts_between_instances(self, cmfactory, lp, maildomain2):
         lp.sec("ac1 sends a message and ac2 marks it as seen")
         chat = ac1.create_chat(ac2)
         msg = chat.send_text("hi")
-        m = ac2.wait_next_incoming_message()
+        m = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
         m.mark_seen()
         # we can only indirectly wait for mark-seen to cause an smtp-error
         lp.sec("try to wait for markseen to complete and check error states")
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def test_hide_senders_ip_address(cmfactory):
     chat = cmfactory.get_accepted_chat(user1, user2)
 
     chat.send_text("testing submission header cleanup")
-    user2.wait_next_incoming_message()
+    user2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
     user2.direct_imap.select_folder("Inbox")
     msg = user2.direct_imap.get_all_messages()[0]
     assert public_ip not in msg.obj.as_string()
@@ -146,5 +146,5 @@ def test_echobot(cmfactory, chatmail_config, lp):
     text = "hi, I hope you text me back"
     chat.send_text(text)
     lp.sec("Wait for reply from echobot")
-    reply = ac.wait_next_incoming_message()
+    reply = ac._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
     assert reply.text == text