diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
index 2400acb2..e47e29af 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ def vm_flush_locks(vm):
         retdata = retdata[0]
 
     if retdata['state'] not in ['stop', 'disable']:
-        return {"message":"VM must be stopped to flush locks"}, 400
+        return {"message": "VM must be stopped to flush locks"}, 400
 
     zk_conn = pvc_common.startZKConnection(config['coordinators'])
     retflag, retdata = pvc_vm.flush_locks(zk_conn, vm)
diff --git a/client-cli/cli_lib/common.py b/client-cli/cli_lib/common.py
index e22fb49f..a40d3f0d 100644
--- a/client-cli/cli_lib/common.py
+++ b/client-cli/cli_lib/common.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def call_api(config, operation, request_uri, headers={}, params=None, data=None,
             )
     except Exception as e:
         message = 'Failed to connect to the API: {}'.format(e)
-        response = ErrorResponse({'message':message}, 500)
+        response = ErrorResponse({'message': message}, 500)
 
     # Display debug output
     if config['debug']: