diff --git a/format b/format
index 356125de..bd79789e 100755
--- a/format
+++ b/format
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ if ! which black &>/dev/null; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-black --exclude api-daemon/migrations .
+black --safe --exclude api-daemon/migrations .
 ret=$?
 if [[ $ret -eq 0 ]]; then
     echo "Successfully formatted project!"