diff --git a/swh/graphql/tests/functional/test_snapshot_node.py b/swh/graphql/tests/functional/test_snapshot_node.py
--- a/swh/graphql/tests/functional/test_snapshot_node.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/tests/functional/test_snapshot_node.py
@@ -11,23 +11,23 @@
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("snapshot", get_snapshots())
 def test_get_snapshot(client, snapshot):
-    query_str = f"""
-    {{
-      snapshot(swhid: "{snapshot.swhid()}") {{
+    query_str = """
+    {
+      snapshot(swhid: "%s") {
         id
         swhid
-        branches(first:5) {{
-          nodes {{
+        branches(first:5) {
+          nodes {
             type
-            name {{
+            name {
               text
-            }}
-          }}
-        }}
-      }}
-    }}
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
     """
-    data, _ = get_query_response(client, query_str)
+    data, _ = get_query_response(client, query_str % snapshot.swhid())
     assert data["snapshot"]["swhid"] == str(snapshot.swhid())
     assert data["snapshot"]["id"] == snapshot.id.hex()
     assert len(data["snapshot"]["branches"]["nodes"]) == len(snapshot.branches)
diff --git a/swh/graphql/tests/functional/test_visit_node.py b/swh/graphql/tests/functional/test_visit_node.py
--- a/swh/graphql/tests/functional/test_visit_node.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/tests/functional/test_visit_node.py
@@ -12,35 +12,33 @@
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("origin", get_origins())
 def test_get_visit(client, storage, origin):
     query_str = """
-    {{
-      visit(originUrl: "{origin_url}", visitId: {visit_id}) {{
+    {
+      visit(originUrl: "%s", visitId: %s) {
         visitId
         date
         type
-        latestStatus {{
+        latestStatus {
           status
           date
           type
-          snapshot {{
+          snapshot {
             swhid
-          }}
-        }}
-        status {{
-          nodes {{
+          }
+        }
+        status {
+          nodes {
             status
-          }}
-        }}
-      }}
-    }}
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
     """
 
     visits_and_statuses = storage.origin_visit_get_with_statuses(origin.url).results
     for vws in visits_and_statuses:
         visit = vws.visit
         statuses = vws.statuses
-        data, _ = get_query_response(
-            client, query_str.format(origin_url=origin.url, visit_id=visit.visit)
-        )
+        data, _ = get_query_response(client, query_str % (origin.url, visit.visit))
         assert data["visit"] == {
             "visitId": visit.visit,
             "type": visit.type,