diff --git a/nova/flags.py b/nova/flags.py
index 05d0db8af..95000df1b 100644
--- a/nova/flags.py
+++ b/nova/flags.py
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ DEFINE_bool('monkey_patch', False,
               'Whether to log monkey patching')
 
 DEFINE_list('monkey_patch_modules',
-                ['nova.api.ec2.cloud:nova.notifier.api.notify_decorator',
-                'nova.compute.api:nova.notifier.api.notify_decorator'],
-                'Module list representing monkey\
-                patched module and decorator')
+        ['nova.api.ec2.cloud:nova.notifier.api.notify_decorator',
+        'nova.compute.api:nova.notifier.api.notify_decorator'],
+        'Module list representing monkey '
+        'patched module and decorator')