diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a7092d26..362c95ef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,8 +37,13 @@ docs:
 flake8:
 	$(VIRTUAL_BIN)/flake8 $(PROJECT_NAME)/ $(TEST_DIR)/ --append-config examples/style_guides/python/.flake8
 
+## init-examples-submodule - Initialize the examples submodule
+init-examples-submodule:
+	git submodule init
+	git submodule update
+
 ## install - Install the project locally
-install: | update-examples-submodule
+install: | init-examples-submodule
 	$(PYTHON_BINARY) -m venv $(VIRTUAL_ENV)
 	$(VIRTUAL_BIN)/pip install -e ."[dev]"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_carrier_account.py b/tests/test_carrier_account.py
index 07be3cfa..72e1a698 100644
--- a/tests/test_carrier_account.py
+++ b/tests/test_carrier_account.py
@@ -122,10 +122,12 @@ def test_carrier_account_update_ups(prod_client):
 
     carrier_account = prod_client.carrier_account.create(**params)
 
-    prod_client.carrier_account.update(carrier_account.id, account_number="987654321")
+    updated_carrier_account = prod_client.carrier_account.update(carrier_account.id, account_number="987654321")
 
-    assert isinstance(carrier_account, CarrierAccount)
-    assert str.startswith(carrier_account.id, "ca_")
-    assert carrier_account.type == "UpsAccount"
+    assert isinstance(updated_carrier_account, CarrierAccount)
+    assert str.startswith(updated_carrier_account.id, "ca_")
+    assert updated_carrier_account.type == "UpsAccount"
 
-    prod_client.carrier_account.delete(carrier_account.id)  # Delete the carrier account once it's done being tested.
+    prod_client.carrier_account.delete(
+        updated_carrier_account.id
+    )  # Delete the carrier account once it's done being tested.