diff --git a/validations/validate.py b/validations/validate.py
index ef848b29..707c244d 100644
--- a/validations/validate.py
+++ b/validations/validate.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-from image_validator.pkgmgr.common import get_package_manager_info
-from image_validator.system import sysinfo, get_sysinfo
-from image_validator.os_information.grub_info import get_grub_parameters
-from datetime import datetime as dt
-from image_validator.ASR.loaddriver import invoke_load_driver
 import json
 import os
 import socket
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from image_validator.ASR.loaddriver import invoke_load_driver
+from image_validator.os_information.grub_info import get_grub_parameters
+from image_validator.pkgmgr.common import get_package_manager_info
+from image_validator.system import get_sysinfo, sysinfo
 
-release_notes = dict()
 
 def package_manager_validation():
     try:
@@ -20,12 +20,19 @@ def package_manager_validation():
             from image_validator.pkgmgr.dnf import dnfValidation
             package_manager = dnfValidation()
         except ImportError:
-            return dict()
+            return {}
 
     get_package_manager_info(package_manager)
     return package_manager.info
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    release_notes = {
+        "version": "1.0.0",
+        "name": "ImageBuild Validator",
+        "date": str(datetime.now()),
+        "hostname": socket.gethostname(),
+    }
 
     try:
         release_notes["updateInformation"] = package_manager_validation()
@@ -35,17 +42,14 @@ def package_manager_validation():
     get_sysinfo()
     release_notes["systemInformation"] = sysinfo
     release_notes["grubParameters"] = get_grub_parameters()
-    release_notes["version"] = "1.0.0"
-    release_notes["name"] = "ImageBuild Validator"
-    release_notes["date"] = str(dt.now())
-    release_notes["hostname"] = socket.gethostname()
     release_notes["ASR"] = invoke_load_driver()
 
     try:
-        release_notes["generation"] = release_notes["hostname"].split('-')[-1]
-        release_notes["imageName"] = release_notes["hostname"].split('-')[0]
+        hostname_parts = release_notes["hostname"].split('-')
+        release_notes["generation"] = hostname_parts[-1]
+        release_notes["imageName"] = hostname_parts[0]
     except:
         pass
 
-    with open("/tmp/logs.json", 'w') as f:
-        f.write(json.dumps(release_notes, indent=4))
+    with open("/tmp/logs.json", "w") as f:
+        json.dump(release_notes, f, indent=4)