diff --git a/mycroft/util/lang/format_en.py b/mycroft/util/lang/format_en.py
index bc460bfc0e..116e6f47f3 100644
--- a/mycroft/util/lang/format_en.py
+++ b/mycroft/util/lang/format_en.py
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ def pronounce_number_en(num, places=2, short_scale=True, scientific=False):
         n, power = number.replace("+", "").split("E")
         power = int(power)
         if power != 0:
-            return pronounce_number_en(float(n), places, short_scale, False) + \
-                   " times ten to the power of " + \
+            return pronounce_number_en(float(n), places, short_scale, False) \
+                   + " times ten to the power of " + \
                    pronounce_number_en(power, places, short_scale, False)
     if short_scale:
         number_names = NUM_STRING_EN.copy()
diff --git a/test/unittests/util/test_format.py b/test/unittests/util/test_format.py
index c0a3d25317..b70c1c3962 100755
--- a/test/unittests/util/test_format.py
+++ b/test/unittests/util/test_format.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class TestPronounceNumber(unittest.TestCase):
                          "one point six seven two times ten to the power of "
                          "negative twenty seven")
 
+
 # def nice_time(dt, lang="en-us", speech=True, use_24hour=False,
 #              use_ampm=False):
 class TestNiceDateFormat(unittest.TestCase):