diff --git a/scripts/rest_client.py b/scripts/rest_client.py
index 6aba92e7a..39da0a406 100755
--- a/scripts/rest_client.py
+++ b/scripts/rest_client.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class FtRestClient():
 
     def ping(self):
         """simple ping"""
-        if self.show_config()['state']=="running":
+        if self.show_config()['state'] == "running":
             return {"status": "pong"}
         else:
             return {"status": "not_running"}