diff --git a/nova/log.py b/nova/log.py
index 960598b143b9..6909916a1d11 100644
--- a/nova/log.py
+++ b/nova/log.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class PublishErrorsHandler(logging.Handler):
     def emit(self, record):
         nova.notifier.api.notify('nova.error.publisher', 'error_notification',
             nova.notifier.api.ERROR, dict(error=record.msg))
-    
+
 
 def handle_exception(type, value, tb):
     extra = {}
diff --git a/nova/tests/test_notifier.py b/nova/tests/test_notifier.py
index 523f38f24c47..64b799a2c316 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_notifier.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_notifier.py
@@ -122,12 +122,13 @@ class NotifierTestCase(test.TestCase):
         self.stubs.Set(nova.flags.FLAGS, 'publish_errors', True)
         LOG = log.getLogger('nova')
         LOG.setup_from_flags()
-
         msgs = []
+
         def mock_cast(context, topic, data):
             msgs.append(data)
-        self.stubs.Set(nova.rpc, 'cast', mock_cast) 
-        LOG.error('foo');
+
+        self.stubs.Set(nova.rpc, 'cast', mock_cast)
+        LOG.error('foo')
         self.assertEqual(1, len(msgs))
         msg = msgs[0]
         self.assertEqual(msg['event_type'], 'error_notification')