diff --git a/gittip/models/participant.py b/gittip/models/participant.py
index 429083ee29..231c1918ab 100644
--- a/gittip/models/participant.py
+++ b/gittip/models/participant.py
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ def __get__(self, participant, other):
         def __set__(self, participant, value):
             last_goal = self.most_recent_goal(participant)
             existing_create_time = last_goal.ctime if last_goal else None
-            existing_or_current_ctime = func.coalesce(  existing_create_time
-                                                      , func.current_timestamp()
+            existing_or_current_ctime = func.coalesce( existing_create_time
+                                                     , func.current_timestamp()
                                                       )
             created = db.session.query(existing_or_current_ctime).as_scalar()
             goal = Goal( ctime=created