diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index b9e41770ee..59bc084b11 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def requirements(config=None, include_conditional=False):
 def github_link(project, version, egg):
     return "https://github.com/%s/tarball/%s/#egg=%s" % (project, version, egg)
 
+
 DEPENDENCY_LINKS = {
 }
 
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ def list_requirements():
             result.append(requirement)
     return result
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import sys
     sys.stdout.writelines(req + "\n" for req in list_requirements())
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events.py b/synapse/storage/events.py
index 49aeb953bd..ecb79c07ef 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def encode_json(json_object):
     else:
         return json.dumps(json_object, ensure_ascii=False)
 
+
 # These values are used in the `enqueus_event` and `_do_fetch` methods to
 # control how we batch/bulk fetch events from the database.
 # The values are plucked out of thing air to make initial sync run faster