diff --git a/bin/nova-api b/bin/nova-api
index a51eb1b6..ccbb103f 100755
--- a/bin/nova-api
+++ b/bin/nova-api
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import os
 import signal
 import sys
 
+
 possible_topdir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(
         sys.argv[0]), os.pardir, os.pardir))
 if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, "nova", "__init__.py")):