diff --git a/aprsd/kissclient.py b/aprsd/kissclient.py
index e3e707a..9bd5d80 100644
--- a/aprsd/kissclient.py
+++ b/aprsd/kissclient.py
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ from aioax25 import frame as axframe
 from aioax25 import interface
 from aioax25 import kiss as kiss
 from aioax25.aprs import APRSInterface
+
 from aprsd import trace
 
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger("APRSD")
 
 
diff --git a/aprsd/main.py b/aprsd/main.py
index aa0674a..05099e7 100644
--- a/aprsd/main.py
+++ b/aprsd/main.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ import click_completion
 # local imports here
 import aprsd
 from aprsd import (
-    client, flask, kissclient,  messaging, packets, plugin, stats, threads, trace, utils,
+    client, flask, kissclient, messaging, packets, plugin, stats, threads,
+    trace, utils,
 )
 
 
@@ -500,12 +501,12 @@ def server(
 
     if kissclient.KISSClient.kiss_enabled(config):
         kcl = kissclient.KISSClient(config=config)
+        # This initializes the client object.
         kcl.client
 
-        kissrx_thread = threads.KISSRXThread(msg_queues=msg_queues, config=config)
+        kissrx_thread = threads.KISSRXThread(msg_queues=threads.msg_queues, config=config)
         kissrx_thread.start()
 
-
     messaging.MsgTrack().restart()
 
     keepalive = threads.KeepAliveThread(config=config)
diff --git a/aprsd/threads.py b/aprsd/threads.py
index 8caaebf..bd7a4c5 100644
--- a/aprsd/threads.py
+++ b/aprsd/threads.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import tracemalloc
 
 import aprslib
 
-from aprsd import client, kissclient, messaging, packets, plugin, stats, utils
+from aprsd import (
+    client, kissclient, messaging, packets, plugin, stats, trace, utils,
+)
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger("APRSD")
@@ -363,10 +365,10 @@ class KISSRXThread(APRSDThread):
     def process_packet(self, interface, frame, match):
         """Process a packet recieved from aprs-is server."""
 
-        LOG.debug("Got an APRS Frame '{}'".format(frame))
+        LOG.debug(f"Got an APRS Frame '{frame}'")
 
         payload = str(frame.payload.decode())
-        msg = "{}:{}".format(str(frame.header), payload)
+        msg = f"{str(frame.header)}:{payload}"
 
         packet = aprslib.parse(msg)
         LOG.debug(packet)
@@ -418,7 +420,7 @@ class KISSRXThread(APRSDThread):
                 # us that they processed the message correctly, but have
                 # nothing to reply with, so we avoid replying with a usage string
                 if reply is not messaging.NULL_MESSAGE:
-                    LOG.debug("Sending '{}'".format(reply))
+                    LOG.debug(f"Sending '{reply}'")
 
                     msg = messaging.TextMessage(
                         self.config["aprs"]["login"],
@@ -469,7 +471,7 @@ class KISSRXThread(APRSDThread):
 
     def process_ack_packet(self, packet):
         ack_num = packet.get("msgNo")
-        LOG.info("Got ack for message {}".format(ack_num))
+        LOG.info(f"Got ack for message {ack_num}")
         messaging.log_message(
             "ACK",
             packet["raw"],