diff --git a/developer_manual/general/codingguidelines.rst b/developer_manual/general/codingguidelines.rst
index a76a40dbc..d761c4da7 100644
--- a/developer_manual/general/codingguidelines.rst
+++ b/developer_manual/general/codingguidelines.rst
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ All API methods need to be marked with `PHPDoc <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP
    * @since 4.5
    * @return string a name of a user
    */
-  public function myMethod(Controller $controller, API $api){
+  public function myMethod(Controller $controller, API $api) {
     // ...
   }