diff --git a/lemur/common/utils.py b/lemur/common/utils.py
index 5d27fa63..7c8a14aa 100644
--- a/lemur/common/utils.py
+++ b/lemur/common/utils.py
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ paginated_parser.add_argument("sortBy", type=str, dest="sort_by", location="args
 paginated_parser.add_argument("filter", type=str, location="args")
 paginated_parser.add_argument("owner", type=str, location="args")
 
+
 def base64encode(string):
     # Performs Base64 encoding of string to string using the base64.b64encode() function
     # which encodes bytes to bytes.
     return base64.b64encode(string.encode()).decode()
 
+
 def get_psuedo_random_string():
     """
     Create a random and strongish challenge.