diff --git a/python/lsst/analysis/tools/actions/vector/selectors.py b/python/lsst/analysis/tools/actions/vector/selectors.py
index eb2b4dfa4..08036ec2a 100644
--- a/python/lsst/analysis/tools/actions/vector/selectors.py
+++ b/python/lsst/analysis/tools/actions/vector/selectors.py
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class SnSelector(SelectorBase):
         doc="Suffix to add to fluxType to specify uncertainty column", default="Err"
     )
     bands = ListField[str](
-        doc="The bands to apply the signal to noise cut in." "Takes precedence if bands passed to call",
+        doc="The bands to apply the signal to noise cut in. Takes precedence if bands passed to call",
         default=[],
     )
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class SkyObjectSelector(FlagSelector):
 
     bands = ListField[str](
         doc="The bands to apply the flags in, takes precedence if band supplied in kwargs",
-        default=["i"],
+        default=[],
     )
 
     def getInputSchema(self) -> KeyedDataSchema:
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ class InjectedClassSelector(InjectedObjectSelector):
         default="ref_source_type",
     )
     key_injection_flag = Field[str](
-        doc="Key for the field indicating that the object was not injected" " (per band)",
+        doc="Key for the field indicating that the object was not injected (per band)",
         default="ref_{band}_injection_flag",
     )
     name_class = Field[str](
diff --git a/python/lsst/analysis/tools/actions/vector/vectorActions.py b/python/lsst/analysis/tools/actions/vector/vectorActions.py
index ff8ca6674..bd84d5213 100644
--- a/python/lsst/analysis/tools/actions/vector/vectorActions.py
+++ b/python/lsst/analysis/tools/actions/vector/vectorActions.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def __call__(self, data: KeyedData, **kwargs) -> Vector:
 
 
 class ConvertFluxToMag(VectorAction):
-    """Turn nano janskies into magnitudes."""
+    """Turn nanojanskys into magnitudes."""
 
     vectorKey = Field[str](doc="Key of flux vector to convert to mags")
     fluxUnit = Field[str](doc="Astropy unit of flux vector", default="nJy")
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class MagDiff(VectorAction):
     -----
     The flux columns need to be in units (specifiable in
     the fluxUnits1 and 2 config options) that can be converted
-    to janskies. This action doesn't have any calibration
+    to janskys. This action doesn't have any calibration
     information and assumes that the fluxes are already
     calibrated.
     """
@@ -270,12 +270,12 @@ class ExtinctionCorrectedMagDiff(VectorAction):
     )
     ebvCol = Field[str](doc="E(B-V) Column Name", default="ebv")
     band1 = Field[str](
-        doc="Optional band for magDiff.col1. Supercedes column name prefix",
+        doc="Optional band for magDiff.col1. Supersedes column name prefix",
         optional=True,
         default=None,
     )
     band2 = Field[str](
-        doc="Optional band for magDiff.col2. Supercedes column name prefix",
+        doc="Optional band for magDiff.col2. Supersedes column name prefix",
         optional=True,
         default=None,
     )
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ def __call__(self, data: KeyedData, **kwargs) -> Vector:
         for band in (col1Band, col2Band):
             if band not in self.extinctionCoeffs:
                 _LOG.warning(
-                    "%s band not found in coefficients dictionary: %s" " Not applying extinction correction",
+                    "%s band not found in coefficients dictionary: %s. Not applying extinction correction",
                     band,
                     self.extinctionCoeffs,
                 )
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class IsMatchedObjectSameClass(VectorAction):
         doc="The key of the boolean field selecting observed galaxies",
     )
     key_is_target_star = Field[str](
-        doc="The key of the boolean field selecting observed starss",
+        doc="The key of the boolean field selecting observed stars",
     )
 
     def __call__(self, data: KeyedData, **kwargs) -> Vector:
diff --git a/tests/test_actions.py b/tests/test_actions.py
index f85408158..dfbe01ff2 100644
--- a/tests/test_actions.py
+++ b/tests/test_actions.py
@@ -239,11 +239,11 @@ def _testMath(self, ActionType, truth, num_vectors: int = 2, compare_exact: bool
         letters = ("A", "B")
         bands = ("r", "i")
         actions = {
-            f"action{letters[num]}": LoadVector(vectorKey=f"{{band{num+1}}}_vector")
+            f"action{letters[num]}": LoadVector(vectorKey=f"{{band{num + 1}}}_vector")
             for num in range(num_vectors)
         }
         action = ActionType(**actions, **kwargs)
-        kwargs_bands = {f"band{num+1}": bands[num] for num in range(num_vectors)}
+        kwargs_bands = {f"band{num + 1}": bands[num] for num in range(num_vectors)}
         result = action(self.data, **kwargs_bands)
         self._checkSchema(action, [action.vectorKey for action in actions.values()])
         if compare_exact:
@@ -449,8 +449,7 @@ def setUp(self):
     # Needed for testCalcRhoStatistics.
     @staticmethod
     def getMatrixElements(size, e1, e2):
-        # puting guards just in case e1 or e2 are
-        # supprior to 1, but unlikely.
+        # putting guards just in case e1 or e2 are superior to 1, but unlikely.
         if abs(e1) >= 1:
             e1 = 0
         if abs(e2) >= 1:
@@ -464,7 +463,6 @@ def getMatrixElements(size, e1, e2):
         return [L[0, 0], L[1, 1], L[0, 1]]
 
     def testCalcRhoStatistics(self):
-
         # just check if runs
         rho = CalcRhoStatistics()
         rho.treecorr.nbins = 21
@@ -630,11 +628,11 @@ def testSnSelector(self):
         np.testing.assert_array_equal(result, truth)
 
     def testSkyObjectSelector(self):
-        # Test default
+        # Test with kwargs
         selector = SkyObjectSelector()
         keys = ["{band}_pixelFlags_edge", "{band}_pixelFlags_nodata", "sky_object"]
         self._checkSchema(selector, keys)
-        result = selector(self.data)
+        result = selector(self.data, bands=["i"])
         truth = np.zeros(self.size, dtype=bool)
         truth[15] = 1
         truth[17] = 1