diff --git a/symposion/reviews/utils.py b/symposion/reviews/utils.py
index b91e8166b8a3ef961f09f69f9359d2da24a701e5..80e87e496fcc9c2cf7d219a05245896087359f14 100644
--- a/symposion/reviews/utils.py
+++ b/symposion/reviews/utils.py
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ def has_permission(user, proposal, speaker=False, reviewer=False):
     """
     Returns whether or not ther user has permission to review this proposal,
     with the specified requirements.
-    
-    If ``speaker`` is ``True`` then the user can be one of the speakers for the 
+
+    If ``speaker`` is ``True`` then the user can be one of the speakers for the
     proposal.  If ``reviewer`` is ``True`` the speaker can be a part of the
     reviewer group.
     """
     if user.is_superuser:
         return True
     if speaker:
-        if (user == proposal.speaker.user or 
-            proposal.additional_speakers.filter(user=user).exists()):
+        if user == proposal.speaker.user or \
+           proposal.additional_speakers.filter(user=user).exists():
             return True
     if reviewer:
         if user.groups.filter(name="reviewers").exists():