diff --git a/cognee-mcp/src/server.py b/cognee-mcp/src/server.py
index 7670db9f4..f249f1d08 100755
--- a/cognee-mcp/src/server.py
+++ b/cognee-mcp/src/server.py
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ mcp = FastMCP("Cognee")
 
 logger = get_logger()
 
+
 @mcp.custom_route("/health", methods=["GET"])
 async def health_check(request) -> dict:
     return JSONResponse({"status": "ok"})
 
+
 @mcp.tool()
 async def cognee_add_developer_rules(
     base_path: str = ".", graph_model_file: str = None, graph_model_name: str = None
diff --git a/cognee/api/v1/ui/ui.py b/cognee/api/v1/ui/ui.py
index 4d5674832..7df0b519a 100644
--- a/cognee/api/v1/ui/ui.py
+++ b/cognee/api/v1/ui/ui.py
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ def start_ui(
             env=env,
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-            text=True,
             preexec_fn=os.setsid if hasattr(os, "setsid") else None,
         )