diff --git a/python/pyspark/java_gateway.py b/python/pyspark/java_gateway.py
index 2a17127a7e0f9..2c129679f47f3 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/java_gateway.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/java_gateway.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from threading import Thread
 from py4j.java_gateway import java_import, JavaGateway, GatewayClient
 
+
 def launch_gateway():
     SPARK_HOME = os.environ["SPARK_HOME"]