diff --git a/compass/ocean/tests/utility/create_salin_restoring/salinity_restoring.py b/compass/ocean/tests/utility/create_salin_restoring/salinity_restoring.py
index f1df58f3c..be403e5f8 100644
--- a/compass/ocean/tests/utility/create_salin_restoring/salinity_restoring.py
+++ b/compass/ocean/tests/utility/create_salin_restoring/salinity_restoring.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from mpas_tools.io import write_netcdf
 import numpy as np
 import xarray as xr
+from mpas_tools.io import write_netcdf
 
 from compass.step import Step