diff --git a/chaos_monkey/config.py b/chaos_monkey/config.py
index bc1d7a4b3..f1f06a76f 100644
--- a/chaos_monkey/config.py
+++ b/chaos_monkey/config.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ GUID = str(uuid.getnode())
 
 EXTERNAL_CONFIG_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])), 'monkey.bin')
 
+
 def _cast_by_example(value, example):
     """
     a method that casts a value to the type of the parameter given as example