diff --git a/.github/workflows/namex-api-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/namex-api-ci.yml
index e4d869c9e..54161b23c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/namex-api-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/namex-api-ci.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ jobs:
       app_name: "namex-api"
       working_directory: "./api"
       codecov_flag: "namexapi"
-      skip_isort: "true"
-      skip_black: "true"
\ No newline at end of file
+      skip_isort: true
+      skip_black: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/namex/resources/requests.py b/api/namex/resources/requests.py
index 3a99bed19..88f697214 100644
--- a/api/namex/resources/requests.py
+++ b/api/namex/resources/requests.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 from namex.services import EventRecorder, MessageServices, ServicesError
 from namex.services.lookup import nr_filing_actions
 from namex.services.name_request import NameRequestService
+from namex.services.name_request.name_request import get_nrs_like_names, get_nrs_like_nr_num
 from namex.services.name_request.utils import check_ownership, get_or_create_user_by_jwt, valid_state_transition
 from namex.services.solr.solr_client import SolrClient
 from namex.services.solr.solr_helpers import SolrHlpers
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@
 from namex.utils.auth import cors_preflight
 from namex.utils.common import convert_to_ascii, convert_to_utc_max_date_time, convert_to_utc_min_date_time
 from namex.utils.nr_query import get_nr_num_from_query, normalize_nr_key
-from namex.services.name_request.name_request import get_nrs_like_nr_num, get_nrs_like_names
 
 from .utils import DateUtils
 
@@ -669,7 +669,10 @@ class Request(Resource):
     )
     def get(nr):
         # return make_response(jsonify(request_schema.dump(RequestDAO.query.filter_by(nr=nr.upper()).first_or_404()))
-        return jsonify(RequestDAO.query.filter_by(nrNum=nr.upper()).first_or_404().json())
+        # Normalize NR number: accept both "NR1234567" and "NR 1234567" formats
+        nr_normalized = nr.upper().strip().replace(' ', '')
+        nr_normalized = nr_normalized.replace('NR', 'NR ', 1)
+        return jsonify(RequestDAO.query.filter_by(nrNum=nr_normalized).first_or_404().json())
 
     @staticmethod
     # @cors.crossdomain(origin='*')
@@ -711,7 +714,7 @@ def delete(nr):
     )
     @api.doc(
         description=(
-            'Updates a name request\'s state, records the previous state, optionally adds comments, assigns a corpNum if consumption state, '
+            "Updates a name request's state, records the previous state, optionally adds comments, assigns a corpNum if consumption state, "
             'and calculates expiration if approval state. Only users with APPROVER, EDITOR, or SYSTEM roles may update state, '
             'and certain transitions may be restricted based on role or current state.'
         ),
@@ -858,7 +861,7 @@ def consumeName(nrd, json_input):
             return make_response(jsonify(message='Internal server error'), 500)
 
         if 'warnings' in locals() and warnings:  # noqa: F821
-            return make_response(jsonify(message='Request:{} - patched'.format(nr), warnings=warnings),
+            return make_response(jsonify(message='Request:{} - patched'.format(nr), warnings=warnings),  # noqa: F821
                                  206)  # noqa: F821
 
         if state in [State.APPROVED, State.CONDITIONAL, State.REJECTED]: