diff --git a/scripts/rest_client.py b/scripts/rest_client.py
index 212e52e32..e34ad6a22 100755
--- a/scripts/rest_client.py
+++ b/scripts/rest_client.py
@@ -184,12 +184,11 @@ class FtRestClient():
 
     def ping(self):
         """simple ping"""
-
         if self.show_config()['state']=="running":
             return {"status": "pong"}
         else:
-            return{"status": "not_running"}
-    
+            return {"status": "not_running"}
+
     def logs(self, limit=None):
         """Show latest logs.