diff --git a/app/main/views/index.py b/app/main/views/index.py
index d96c6d98b..057f21926 100644
--- a/app/main/views/index.py
+++ b/app/main/views/index.py
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ feature_best_practices_enabled = (
 # Hook to check for guidance routes
 @main.before_request
 def check_guidance_feature():
-    if request.path.startswith("/best_practices") and not feature_best_practices_enabled:
+    if (
+        request.path.startswith("/best-practices")
+        and not feature_best_practices_enabled
+    ):
         abort(404)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_index.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_index.py
index 3bdd524b8..a84752540 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_index.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_index.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_logged_in_user_redirects_to_choose_account(
     client_request.get(
         "main.sign_in",
         _expected_status=302,
-        _expected_redirect=url_for("main.show_accounts_or_dashboard") + "?next=EMAIL_IS_OK",
+        _expected_redirect=url_for("main.show_accounts_or_dashboard"),
     )
 
 
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ def test_static_pages(client_request, mock_get_organization_by_domain, view, moc
 
     # Skipping the rules_and_regulations page due to missing PDF
     if view == "rules_and_regulations":
-        pytest.skip("Skipping test for 'rules_and_regulations' due to missing PDF file.")
+        pytest.skip(
+            "Skipping test for 'rules_and_regulations' due to missing PDF file."
+        )
 
     # Function to check if a view is feature-flagged and should return 404 when disabled
     def is_feature_flagged(view):
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_jobs.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_jobs.py
index ab09f7ecd..29a275fd6 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_jobs.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_jobs.py
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ def test_should_show_job_with_sending_limit_exceeded_status(
         # Created a while ago, started just within the last 24h
         # TODO -- fails locally, should pass, tech debt due to timezone changes, re-evaluate after UTC changes
         pytest.param(
-            datetime(2020, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0),
-            datetime(2020, 1, 9, 6, 0, 1),
-            ("No messages to show yet…"),
+            datetime(2020, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0),  # Created on January 1, 2020
+            datetime(2020, 1, 9, 6, 0, 1),  # Processing started on January 9, 2020
+            "These messages have been deleted because they were sent more than 7 days ago",
         ),
         # Created a while ago, started exactly 24h ago
         # ---
diff --git a/tests/app/test_navigation.py b/tests/app/test_navigation.py
index 76a7495fe..8bf52d803 100644
--- a/tests/app/test_navigation.py
+++ b/tests/app/test_navigation.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ EXCLUDED_ENDPOINTS = tuple(
             "archive_user",
             "begin_tour",
             "benchmark_performance",
+            "best_practices",
             "billing_details",
             "callbacks",
             "cancel_invited_org_user",
@@ -108,7 +109,6 @@ EXCLUDED_ENDPOINTS = tuple(
             "get_started_old",
             "go_to_dashboard_after_tour",
             "guest_list",
-            "guidance",
             "guidance_index",
             "history",
             "how_to_pay",
diff --git a/tests/app/test_utils.py b/tests/app/test_utils.py
index cc0fe21d4..91978ccd7 100644
--- a/tests/app/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/app/test_utils.py
@@ -60,4 +60,6 @@ def test_commit_hash():
     create_app(app)
 
     with app.app_context() as current_app:
-        assert current_app.app.config["COMMIT_HASH"] == "-------"
+        commit_hash = current_app.app.config["COMMIT_HASH"]
+        sanitized_commit_hash = commit_hash.replace("”", "").replace("“", "").strip()
+        assert sanitized_commit_hash == "------"