diff --git a/rc_rmq.py b/rc_rmq.py
index 41ec7b3a8e90c2dd18a7ff4361693374ea2c8153..42e49137457f7ffdbe6f3156881a1fceca029ad8 100644
--- a/rc_rmq.py
+++ b/rc_rmq.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class RCRMQ(object):
         self._connection = pika.BlockingConnection(self._parameters)
         self._channel = self._connection.channel()
         self._channel.exchange_declare(
-                exchange=self.EXCHANGE, 
+                exchange=self.EXCHANGE,
                 exchange_type=self.EXCHANGE_TYPE,
                 durable=True)
 
diff --git a/rc_util.py b/rc_util.py
index 3fb55fddcb35082065646d99354d31144d94b869..8b90fce92b86c7e8465d3664c0c1271bdca404db 100644
--- a/rc_util.py
+++ b/rc_util.py
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ def worker(ch, method, properties, body):
     for key, status in tasks.items():
         if not status:
             print("{} is not done yet.".format(key))
-            done = False 
+            done = False
     if done:
         confirm_rmq.stop_consume()
         confirm_rmq.delete_queue()
-  
+
 def consume(username, callback, debug=False):
     if debug:
         sleep(5)
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ def consume(username, callback, debug=False):
             'routing_key': 'confirm.' + username,
             'cb': callback
         })
-  
+
     return { 'success' : True }
diff --git a/slurm_agent.py b/slurm_agent.py
index 221dc8d84e5891c5318e5074ff77fd269766d349..e07af9bd233b952aa385848a4504859f31a22177 100755
--- a/slurm_agent.py
+++ b/slurm_agent.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def slurm_account_create(ch, method, properties, body):
     success = False
     try:
         subprocess.call(["sudo", "sacctmgr", "add", "account", username, "-i",  "Descripition: Add user"])
-        subprocess.call(["sudo", "sacctmgr", "add", "user", username, "account="+username, "-i"])
+        subprocess.call(["sudo", "sacctmgr", "add", "user", username, "account=" + username, "-i"])
         print("SLURM account for user {} has been added".format(username))
         success = True
     except: