diff --git a/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/views/source.py b/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/views/source.py
index 510d86f98..4766e163e 100644
--- a/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/views/source.py
+++ b/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/views/source.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         return context
 
 
-class SourceListView(ListView):
+class SourceListView(ListView):  # type: ignore
     model = Source
     paginate_by = 100
     context_object_name = "sources"
@@ -232,41 +232,39 @@ def get_queryset(self) -> QuerySet[Source]:
             "segment", "provenance", "holding_institution"
         )
 
-        display_unpublished: bool = self.request.user.is_authenticated
-        if display_unpublished:
+        if self.request.user.is_authenticated:
             q_obj_filter = Q()
         else:
             q_obj_filter = Q(published=True)
 
-        if self.request.GET.get("century"):
-            century_name = Century.objects.get(id=self.request.GET.get("century")).name
+        if century_id := self.request.GET.get("century"):
+            century_name = Century.objects.get(id=century_id).name
             q_obj_filter &= Q(century__name__icontains=century_name)
 
-        if self.request.GET.get("provenance"):
-            provenance_id = int(self.request.GET.get("provenance"))
-            q_obj_filter &= Q(provenance__id=provenance_id)
-        if self.request.GET.get("segment"):
-            segment_id = int(self.request.GET.get("segment"))
-            q_obj_filter &= Q(segment__id=segment_id)
-        if self.request.GET.get("fullSource") in ["true", "false"]:
-            full_source_str = self.request.GET.get("fullSource")
+        if provenance_id := self.request.GET.get("provenance"):
+            q_obj_filter &= Q(provenance__id=int(provenance_id))
+        if segment_id := self.request.GET.get("segment"):
+            q_obj_filter &= Q(segment__id=int(segment_id))
+        if (full_source_str := self.request.GET.get("fullSource")) in ["true", "false"]:
             if full_source_str == "true":
                 full_source_q = Q(full_source=True) | Q(full_source=None)
                 q_obj_filter &= full_source_q
             else:
                 q_obj_filter &= Q(full_source=False)
 
-        if self.request.GET.get("general"):
+        if general_str := self.request.GET.get("general"):
             # Strip spaces at the beginning and end. Then make list of terms split on spaces
-            general_search_terms = self.request.GET.get("general").strip(" ").split(" ")
+            general_search_terms = general_str.strip(" ").split(" ")
             # We need a Q Object for each field we're gonna look into
             shelfmark_q = Q()
             siglum_q = Q()
             holding_institution_q = Q()
             holding_institution_city_q = Q()
             description_q = Q()
-            # it seems that old cantus don't look into title and provenance for the general search terms
-            # cantus.uwaterloo.ca/source/123901 this source cannot be found by searching its provenance 'Kremsmünster' in the general search field
+            # it seems that old cantus don't look into title and provenance
+            # for the general search terms
+            # cantus.uwaterloo.ca/source/123901 this source cannot be found by searching
+            # its provenance 'Kremsmünster' in the general search field
             # provenance_q = Q()
             summary_q = Q()
 
@@ -302,9 +300,9 @@ def get_queryset(self) -> QuerySet[Source]:
 
         # For the indexing notes search we follow the same procedure as above but with
         # different fields
-        if self.request.GET.get("indexing"):
+        if indexing_str := self.request.GET.get("indexing"):
             # Make list of terms split on spaces
-            indexing_search_terms = self.request.GET.get("indexing").split(" ")
+            indexing_search_terms = indexing_str.strip(" ").split(" ")
             # We need a Q Object for each field we're gonna look into
             inventoried_by_q = Q()
             full_text_entered_by_q = Q()