diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8901704..9a6e34a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ line-length = 88
 target-version = "py311"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
-select = ["E4", "E7", "E9", "F", "UP", "S", "ANN", "C4", "I", "RUF", "SIM", "PLR", "ERA"]
+select = ["E4", "E7", "E9", "F", "UP", "S", "ANN", "C4", "I", "RUF", "SIM", "PLR", "ERA", "RET"]
 # select = ["ALL"]
 ignore = ["ANN003", "ANN401", "D", "COM"]
 
diff --git a/src/pythonxbox/api/provider/ratelimitedprovider.py b/src/pythonxbox/api/provider/ratelimitedprovider.py
index 979ba87..808f691 100644
--- a/src/pythonxbox/api/provider/ratelimitedprovider.py
+++ b/src/pythonxbox/api/provider/ratelimitedprovider.py
@@ -69,12 +69,11 @@ def __parse_rate_limit_key(
         if isinstance(key, int) and not isinstance(key, bool):
             # bool is a subclass of int, hence the explicit check
             return ParsedRateLimit(read=key, write=key, period=period)
-        elif isinstance(key, dict):
+        if isinstance(key, dict):
             # TODO: schema here?
             # Since the key-value pairs match we can just pass the dict to the model
             return ParsedRateLimit(**key, period=period)
 
-        else:
-            raise XboxException(
-                "RATE_LIMITS value types not recognised. Must be one of 'int, 'dict'."
-            )
+        raise XboxException(
+            "RATE_LIMITS value types not recognised. Must be one of 'int, 'dict'."
+        )
diff --git a/src/pythonxbox/authentication/xal.py b/src/pythonxbox/authentication/xal.py
index 654c663..9e7d1b7 100644
--- a/src/pythonxbox/authentication/xal.py
+++ b/src/pythonxbox/authentication/xal.py
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ def _generate_code_verifier() -> str:
     def _get_code_challenge_from_code_verifier(code_verifier: str) -> str:
         code_challenge = hashlib.sha256(code_verifier.encode()).digest()
         # Base64 urlsafe encoding WITH stripping trailing '='
-        code_challenge = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(code_challenge).decode().rstrip("=")
-
-        return code_challenge
+        return base64.urlsafe_b64encode(code_challenge).decode().rstrip("=")
 
     @staticmethod
     def _generate_random_state() -> str:
@@ -345,8 +343,6 @@ async def auth_flow(
         )
 
         # Do Sisu authorization
-        sisu_authorization = await self.do_sisu_authorization(
+        return await self.do_sisu_authorization(
             sisu_session_id, tokens.access_token, device_token_resp.token
         )
-
-        return sisu_authorization
diff --git a/src/pythonxbox/common/filetimes.py b/src/pythonxbox/common/filetimes.py
index f06a3fe..a72dee3 100644
--- a/src/pythonxbox/common/filetimes.py
+++ b/src/pythonxbox/common/filetimes.py
@@ -77,5 +77,4 @@ def filetime_to_dt(ft: int) -> datetime:
     # Convert to datetime object
     dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(s, UTC)
     # Add remainder in as microseconds. Python 3.2 requires an integer
-    dt = dt.replace(microsecond=(ns100 // 10))
-    return dt
+    return dt.replace(microsecond=(ns100 // 10))
diff --git a/src/pythonxbox/common/request_signer.py b/src/pythonxbox/common/request_signer.py
index 531a04f..bb58fd7 100644
--- a/src/pythonxbox/common/request_signer.py
+++ b/src/pythonxbox/common/request_signer.py
@@ -179,11 +179,13 @@ def _concat_data_to_sign(  # noqa: PLR0913
 
     @staticmethod
     def __base64_escaped(binary: bytes) -> str:
-        encoded = base64.b64encode(binary).decode("ascii")
-        encoded = encoded.rstrip("=")
-        encoded = encoded.replace("+", "-")
-        encoded = encoded.replace("/", "_")
-        return encoded
+        return (
+            base64.b64encode(binary)
+            .decode("ascii")
+            .rstrip("=")
+            .replace("+", "-")
+            .replace("/", "_")
+        )
 
     @staticmethod
     def __encode_ec_coord(coord: int) -> str:
diff --git a/src/pythonxbox/scripts/xal.py b/src/pythonxbox/scripts/xal.py
index 2a0b767..3e1651e 100644
--- a/src/pythonxbox/scripts/xal.py
+++ b/src/pythonxbox/scripts/xal.py
@@ -42,12 +42,11 @@ def user_prompt_authentication(auth_url: str) -> str:
     Takes the redirect URL from stdin
     """
 
-    redirect_url = input(
+    return input(
         f"Continue auth with the following URL:\n\n"
         f"URL: {auth_url}\n\n"
         f"Provide redirect URI: "
     )
-    return redirect_url
 
 
 async def do_auth(device_id: uuid.UUID, token_filepath: str) -> None: