diff --git a/utils/format_dates.py b/utils/format_dates.py
index 1510108..45e0977 100755
--- a/utils/format_dates.py
+++ b/utils/format_dates.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ if os.getenv("SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_DIALECT") == "sqlite":
   app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = "sqlite:///" + os.path.abspath(app.root_path + "/..") + "/" + os.getenv("SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_SQLITE_FILENAME")
 else:
   exit("no SQLite database URI given; exiting")
+
 db = SQLAlchemy()
 db.init_app(app)