diff --git a/backend/src/services/learning-paths/database-learning-path-provider.ts b/backend/src/services/learning-paths/database-learning-path-provider.ts
index 925f9f6b..e99048f7 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/learning-paths/database-learning-path-provider.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/learning-paths/database-learning-path-provider.ts
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ async function convertNodes(
 function optionalJsonStringToObject(jsonString?: string): object | null {
     if (!jsonString) {
         return null;
-    } else {
+    } 
         return JSON.parse(jsonString);
-    }
+    
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/backend/tests/services/learning-path/database-learning-path-provider.test.ts b/backend/tests/services/learning-path/database-learning-path-provider.test.ts
index 81d4a149..1088cb2e 100644
--- a/backend/tests/services/learning-path/database-learning-path-provider.test.ts
+++ b/backend/tests/services/learning-path/database-learning-path-provider.test.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function expectBranchingObjectNode(result: LearningPathResponse, persTestData: {
     studentA: Student;
     studentB: Student
 }): LearningObjectNode {
-    let branchingObjectMatches = result.data![0].nodes.filter(
+    const branchingObjectMatches = result.data![0].nodes.filter(
         it => it.learningobject_hruid === persTestData.learningContent.branchingObject.hruid
     );
     expect(branchingObjectMatches.length).toBe(1);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ describe('DatabaseLearningPathProvider', () => {
                     .transitions
                     .filter(it => it.next.hruid === persTestData.learningContent.finalObject.hruid)
                     .length
-            ).toBe(0); // studentA picked the first option, therefore, there should be no direct path to the final object.
+            ).toBe(0); // StudentA picked the first option, therefore, there should be no direct path to the final object.
             expect(
                 branchingObject
                     .transitions
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ describe('DatabaseLearningPathProvider', () => {
                     .transitions
                     .filter(it => it.next.hruid === persTestData.learningContent.finalObject.hruid)
                     .length
-            ).toBe(1); // studentB picked the second option, therefore, there should be a direct path to the final object.
+            ).toBe(1); // StudentB picked the second option, therefore, there should be a direct path to the final object.
             expect(
                 branchingObject
                     .transitions
diff --git a/backend/tests/test-assets/learning-paths/test-conditions-example.ts b/backend/tests/test-assets/learning-paths/test-conditions-example.ts
index f06ff904..9ac8c4d6 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test-assets/learning-paths/test-conditions-example.ts
+++ b/backend/tests/test-assets/learning-paths/test-conditions-example.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,5 @@ export function createConditionTestLearningPathAndLearningObjects(){
 }
 
 const example: LearningPathExample = {
-    createLearningPath: () => {
-        return createConditionTestLearningPathAndLearningObjects().learningPath;
-    },
+    createLearningPath: () => createConditionTestLearningPathAndLearningObjects().learningPath,
 };