diff --git a/salt/runner.py b/salt/runner.py
index 60d939dc27..ff1f100fc4 100644
--- a/salt/runner.py
+++ b/salt/runner.py
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class RunnerClient(object):
         data['user'] = user
         event.fire_event(data, tagify('ret', base=tag))
         # this is a workaround because process reaping is defeating 0MQ linger
-        time.sleep(2.0) # delat so 0MQ event gets out before runner process reaped
+        time.sleep(2.0)  # delay so 0MQ event gets out before runner process
+                         # reaped
 
     def _verify_fun(self, fun):
         '''