diff --git a/tests/test_qasm.py b/tests/test_qasm.py
index b78a86ff..e5b269f6 100644
--- a/tests/test_qasm.py
+++ b/tests/test_qasm.py
@@ -145,5 +145,5 @@ def test_read_qasm():
         qc = read_qasm(filepath)
         qc2 = read_qasm(filepath2)
         assert True
-    except SyntaxError: # inline comments caused SyntaxError
+    except SyntaxError:  # inline comments caused SyntaxError
         assert False