diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20221017-151511.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20221017-151511.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbdcf04beb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20221017-151511.yaml	
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+kind: Under the Hood
+body: Fixed extra whitespace in strings introduced by black.
+time: 2022-10-17T15:15:11.499246-05:00
+custom:
+  Author: luke-bassett
+  Issue: "1350"
+  PR: "6086"
diff --git a/core/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py b/core/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
index 3f8a1e6f78f..3c301c2e7f4 100644
--- a/core/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
+++ b/core/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ def list_relations_without_caching(self, schema_relation: BaseRelation) -> List[
         :rtype: List[self.Relation]
         """
         raise NotImplementedException(
-            "`list_relations_without_caching` is not implemented for this " "adapter!"
+            "`list_relations_without_caching` is not implemented for this adapter!"
         )
 
     ###
diff --git a/core/dbt/clients/_jinja_blocks.py b/core/dbt/clients/_jinja_blocks.py
index 761c6dfcb4d..c1ef31acf44 100644
--- a/core/dbt/clients/_jinja_blocks.py
+++ b/core/dbt/clients/_jinja_blocks.py
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ def find_blocks(self, allowed_blocks=None, collect_raw_data=True):
         if self.current:
             linecount = self.data[: self.current.end].count("\n") + 1
             dbt.exceptions.raise_compiler_error(
-                (
-                    "Reached EOF without finding a close tag for " "{} (searched from line {})"
-                ).format(self.current.block_type_name, linecount)
+                ("Reached EOF without finding a close tag for {} (searched from line {})").format(
+                    self.current.block_type_name, linecount
+                )
             )
 
         if collect_raw_data:
diff --git a/core/dbt/config/project.py b/core/dbt/config/project.py
index d2aaee699a3..45b6357f6ed 100644
--- a/core/dbt/config/project.py
+++ b/core/dbt/config/project.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class PartialProject(RenderComponents):
     project_name: Optional[str] = field(
         metadata=dict(
             description=(
-                "The name of the project. This should always be set and will not " "be rendered"
+                "The name of the project. This should always be set and will not be rendered"
             )
         )
     )
diff --git a/core/dbt/context/base.py b/core/dbt/context/base.py
index bf334a7d11f..68b5edb98c1 100644
--- a/core/dbt/context/base.py
+++ b/core/dbt/context/base.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def __new__(mcls, name, bases, dct):
 
 
 class Var:
-    UndefinedVarError = "Required var '{}' not found in config:\nVars " "supplied to {} = {}"
+    UndefinedVarError = "Required var '{}' not found in config:\nVars supplied to {} = {}"
     _VAR_NOTSET = object()
 
     def __init__(
diff --git a/core/dbt/contracts/connection.py b/core/dbt/contracts/connection.py
index 831230d661d..a32bb443099 100644
--- a/core/dbt/contracts/connection.py
+++ b/core/dbt/contracts/connection.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def handle(self):
                 self._handle.resolve(self)
             except RecursionError as exc:
                 raise InternalException(
-                    "A connection's open() method attempted to read the " "handle value"
+                    "A connection's open() method attempted to read the handle value"
                 ) from exc
         return self._handle
 
diff --git a/core/dbt/contracts/results.py b/core/dbt/contracts/results.py
index cb0a6e2a67e..a3b7ce2b506 100644
--- a/core/dbt/contracts/results.py
+++ b/core/dbt/contracts/results.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def process_freshness_result(result: FreshnessNodeResult) -> FreshnessNodeOutput
     criteria = result.node.freshness
     if criteria is None:
         raise InternalException(
-            "Somehow evaluated a freshness result for a source " "that has no freshness criteria!"
+            "Somehow evaluated a freshness result for a source that has no freshness criteria!"
         )
     return SourceFreshnessOutput(
         unique_id=unique_id,
diff --git a/core/dbt/graph/graph.py b/core/dbt/graph/graph.py
index acfc43c2142..2dda596e073 100644
--- a/core/dbt/graph/graph.py
+++ b/core/dbt/graph/graph.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def get_subset_graph(self, selected: Iterable[UniqueId]) -> "Graph":
         for node in include_nodes:
             if node not in new_graph:
                 raise ValueError(
-                    "Couldn't find model '{}' -- does it exist or is " "it disabled?".format(node)
+                    "Couldn't find model '{}' -- does it exist or is it disabled?".format(node)
                 )
 
         return Graph(new_graph)
diff --git a/core/dbt/logger.py b/core/dbt/logger.py
index 3787b9a769b..4bbcfca4c06 100644
--- a/core/dbt/logger.py
+++ b/core/dbt/logger.py
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@
     colorama.init(wrap=True)
 
 STDOUT_LOG_FORMAT = "{record.message}"
-DEBUG_LOG_FORMAT = (
-    "{record.time:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f%z} " "({record.thread_name}): " "{record.message}"
-)
+DEBUG_LOG_FORMAT = "{record.time:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f%z} ({record.thread_name}): {record.message}"
 
 
 def get_secret_env() -> List[str]:
diff --git a/core/dbt/parser/schemas.py b/core/dbt/parser/schemas.py
index b73722952ce..8b22427cb39 100644
--- a/core/dbt/parser/schemas.py
+++ b/core/dbt/parser/schemas.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def _parse_generic_test(
 
         except ParsingException as exc:
             context = _trimmed(str(target))
-            msg = "Invalid test config given in {}:" "\n\t{}\n\t@: {}".format(
+            msg = "Invalid test config given in {}:\n\t{}\n\t@: {}".format(
                 target.original_file_path, exc.msg, context
             )
             raise ParsingException(msg) from exc
diff --git a/core/dbt/parser/sources.py b/core/dbt/parser/sources.py
index 4757edab31e..a2bdc443bbf 100644
--- a/core/dbt/parser/sources.py
+++ b/core/dbt/parser/sources.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def get_unused_msg(
         unused_tables: Dict[SourceKey, Optional[Set[str]]],
     ) -> str:
         msg = [
-            "During parsing, dbt encountered source overrides that had no " "target:",
+            "During parsing, dbt encountered source overrides that had no target:",
         ]
         for key, table_names in unused_tables.items():
             patch = self.manifest.source_patches[key]
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/base.py b/core/dbt/task/base.py
index b20dd76b10d..1b067d79af8 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/base.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/base.py
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ def on_skip(self):
                 print_run_result_error(result=self.skip_cause, newline=False)
                 if self.skip_cause is None:  # mypy appeasement
                     raise InternalException(
-                        "Skip cause not set but skip was somehow caused by " "an ephemeral failure"
+                        "Skip cause not set but skip was somehow caused by an ephemeral failure"
                     )
                 # set an error so dbt will exit with an error code
                 error_message = (
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/compile.py b/core/dbt/task/compile.py
index b091ae76099..740d35d37e9 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/compile.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/compile.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def _get_deferred_manifest(self) -> Optional[WritableManifest]:
         state = self.previous_state
         if state is None:
             raise RuntimeException(
-                "Received a --defer argument, but no value was provided " "to --state"
+                "Received a --defer argument, but no value was provided to --state"
             )
 
         if state.manifest is None:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def defer_to_manifest(self, adapter, selected_uids: AbstractSet[str]):
             return
         if self.manifest is None:
             raise InternalException(
-                "Expected to defer to manifest, but there is no runtime " "manifest to defer from!"
+                "Expected to defer to manifest, but there is no runtime manifest to defer from!"
             )
         self.manifest.merge_from_artifact(
             adapter=adapter,
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/freshness.py b/core/dbt/task/freshness.py
index fa16bc5dd80..ab256334271 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/freshness.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/freshness.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def execute(self, compiled_node, manifest):
         # broken, raise!
         if compiled_node.loaded_at_field is None:
             raise InternalException(
-                "Got to execute for source freshness of a source that has no " "loaded_at_field!"
+                "Got to execute for source freshness of a source that has no loaded_at_field!"
             )
 
         relation = self.adapter.Relation.create_from_source(compiled_node)
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/runnable.py b/core/dbt/task/runnable.py
index 39289b3cacb..914f3b5d65e 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/runnable.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/runnable.py
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ def run(self):
         if len(self._flattened_nodes) == 0:
             with TextOnly():
                 fire_event(EmptyLine())
-            msg = "Nothing to do. Try checking your model " "configs and model specification args"
+            msg = "Nothing to do. Try checking your model configs and model specification args"
             warn_or_error(msg, log_fmt=warning_tag("{}"))
             result = self.get_result(
                 results=[],
diff --git a/core/dbt/utils.py b/core/dbt/utils.py
index ccae3601446..b7cc6475319 100644
--- a/core/dbt/utils.py
+++ b/core/dbt/utils.py
@@ -491,11 +491,11 @@ def submit(*args, **kwargs):
             self, fn, *args = args
         elif not args:
             raise TypeError(
-                "descriptor 'submit' of 'SingleThreadedExecutor' object needs " "an argument"
+                "descriptor 'submit' of 'SingleThreadedExecutor' object needs an argument"
             )
         else:
             raise TypeError(
-                "submit expected at least 1 positional argument, " "got %d" % (len(args) - 1)
+                "submit expected at least 1 positional argument, got %d" % (len(args) - 1)
             )
         fut = concurrent.futures.Future()
         try:
diff --git a/tests/functional/artifacts/expected_manifest.py b/tests/functional/artifacts/expected_manifest.py
index 23e396400e9..32c9dcfbfa1 100644
--- a/tests/functional/artifacts/expected_manifest.py
+++ b/tests/functional/artifacts/expected_manifest.py
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ def expected_references_manifest(project):
             },
             "test.view_summary": {
                 "block_contents": (
-                    "A view of the summary of the ephemeral copy of the " "seed data"
+                    "A view of the summary of the ephemeral copy of the seed data"
                 ),
                 "name": "view_summary",
                 "original_file_path": docs_path,