diff --git a/src/memberdb/account_backend.py b/src/memberdb/account_backend.py
index 9910eab02e8693f9adbf3f947508f91280592dce..73bae1bbfe6df1c1f0159f0019c17f835b875ed3 100644
--- a/src/memberdb/account_backend.py
+++ b/src/memberdb/account_backend.py
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ maxuid_dn       = "CN=uccdomayne," + uid_rel_base_dn + ldap_base_dn
 #initalise ldap instace
 _ldap_inst = Connection(
 	Server(getattr(settings, 'AUTH_LDAP_SERVER_URI'))
-	user     = getattr(settings, 'AUTH_LDAP_BIND_DN'),
-	password = getattr(settings, 'AUTH_LDAP_BIND_PASSWORD'),
-	client_strategy  ='SYNC',
-	raise_exceptions = True,
+	user= getattr(settings, 'AUTH_LDAP_BIND_DN'),
+	password= getattr(settings, 'AUTH_LDAP_BIND_PASSWORD'),
+	client_strategy='SYNC',
+	raise_exceptions= True,
 	)
 
 # get the ldap instance and bind if required