diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py b/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py
index 052b661a..8beae6dd 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ from bookwyrm.status import create_generated_note
 from bookwyrm.utils import regex
 
 
-#pylint: disable=unnecessary-pass
+# pylint: disable=unnecessary-pass
 class WebFingerError(Exception):
     """empty error class for problems finding user information with webfinger"""
 
     pass
 
+
 def get_user_from_username(viewer, username):
     """helper function to resolve a localname or a username to a user"""
     if viewer.is_authenticated and viewer.localname == username: