diff --git a/quantum/plugins/SamplePlugin.py b/quantum/plugins/SamplePlugin.py
index 8f46e43731..b1486bf7c3 100644
--- a/quantum/plugins/SamplePlugin.py
+++ b/quantum/plugins/SamplePlugin.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class FakePlugin(object):
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
-        db.configure_db({'sql_connection':'sqlite:///:memory:'})
+        db.configure_db({'sql_connection': 'sqlite:///:memory:'})
         FakePlugin._net_counter = 0
 
     def _get_network(self, tenant_id, network_id):