diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
index 9f8173644..f466a64ed 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class RoomListHandler(BaseHandler):
         logger.info("After sorting and filtering, %i rooms remain",
                     len(rooms_to_scan))
 
-        #bail if no rooms to work on
+        # bail if no rooms to work on
         if len(rooms_to_scan) == 0:
             defer.returnValue([])