diff --git a/tools/reserve-migrations.py b/tools/reserve-migrations.py
index 080fb3889a3d..8b35607da7a8 100755
--- a/tools/reserve-migrations.py
+++ b/tools/reserve-migrations.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import subprocess
 BASE = 'nova/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions'.split('/')
 API_BASE = 'nova/db/sqlalchemy/api_migrations/migrate_repo/versions'.split('/')
 
-STUB = """
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+STUB = \
+"""#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 #    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
 #    a copy of the License at
 #