diff --git a/salt/returners/librato_return.py b/salt/returners/librato_return.py
index 4c60b73937..be81a8ec70 100644
--- a/salt/returners/librato_return.py
+++ b/salt/returners/librato_return.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ __virtualname__ = 'librato'
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
 def __virtual__():
     if not HAS_LIBRATO:
         log.error("Could not import librato module.")
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ def __virtual__():
         log.debug("Librato Module loaded.")
     return __virtualname__
 
+
 def _get_options(ret=None):
     '''
     Get the librato options from salt.
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ def _get_options(ret=None):
     log.debug("Retrieved Librato options: {0}".format(_options))
     return _options
 
+
 def _get_librato(ret=None):
     '''
     Return a librato connection object.
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ def _get_librato(ret=None):
     log.info("Connected to librato.")
     return conn
 
+
 def _calculate_runtimes(states):
     results = {
         'runtime': 0.00,
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ def _calculate_runtimes(states):
     log.debug("Parsed state metrics: {0}".format(results))
     return results
 
+
 def returner(ret):
     '''
     Parse the return data and return metrics to librato.