diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index ae896538..1f46fc1a 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 {
   "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/backend-python/.venv",
-    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
-      "titleBar.activeBackground": "#042F2D",
-      "titleBar.activeForeground": "#ffffff"
-    },
-    "jupyter.notebookFileRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/backend-python/media_impact_monitor"
-}
+  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
+    "titleBar.activeBackground": "#042F2D",
+    "titleBar.activeForeground": "#ffffff"
+  },
+  "jupyter.notebookFileRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/backend-python/media_impact_monitor",
+  "python.testing.pytestArgs": [
+    "backend-python/media_impact_monitor"
+  ],
+  "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
+  "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend-python/media_impact_monitor/trends/keyword_trend.py b/backend-python/media_impact_monitor/trends/keyword_trend.py
index e7e424b5..94e8fa72 100644
--- a/backend-python/media_impact_monitor/trends/keyword_trend.py
+++ b/backend-python/media_impact_monitor/trends/keyword_trend.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from datetime import date
-
 import pandas as pd
 import yaml
 
@@ -9,7 +7,6 @@
 from media_impact_monitor.data_loaders.news_print.genios import get_genios_counts
 from media_impact_monitor.data_loaders.web.google_trends import get_google_trends_counts
 from media_impact_monitor.types_ import TrendSearch
-from media_impact_monitor.util.cache import cache
 from media_impact_monitor.util.paths import src
 
 
diff --git a/backend-python/media_impact_monitor/trends/keyword_trend_test.py b/backend-python/media_impact_monitor/trends/keyword_trend_test.py
index e9deefd3..7292b47b 100644
--- a/backend-python/media_impact_monitor/trends/keyword_trend_test.py
+++ b/backend-python/media_impact_monitor/trends/keyword_trend_test.py
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 def test_topic_queries():
     for media_source in ["news_online", "news_print"]:
         queries = topic_queries(media_source)
-        assert queries["science"].startswith(
-            "klimawandel OR klimaerwärmung OR erderwärmung"
+        assert queries["climate science"].startswith(
+            'klimaforsch* OR klimawissenschaft*'
         )
-        assert queries["policy"].startswith(
-            "klimaneutral* OR klimaziel* OR klimaschutzpaket"
+        assert queries["climate policy"].startswith(
+            "klimapoliti* OR klimaneutral* OR klimaziel*"
         )
-        assert '"erneuerbare energie*"' in queries["policy"]
+        assert '"erneuerbare energie*"' in queries["climate policy"]
     queries = topic_queries("web_google")
-    assert "-\\*protest*" in queries["all_excl_activism"]
-    assert "+klimawandel" in queries["all_excl_activism"]
+    assert "+erderwärmung" in queries["climate science"]
+    # assert "-\\*protest*" in queries["all_excl_activism"]
+    # assert "+klimawandel" in queries["all_excl_activism"]