diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
index 35e7fd6618..bcd1477553 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
@@ -161,21 +161,19 @@ def forum_form_discussion(request, course_id):
 
 @login_required
 def single_thread(request, course_id, discussion_id, thread_id):
-
     course = get_course_with_access(request.user, course_id, 'load')
     cc_user = cc.User.from_django_user(request.user)
     user_info = cc_user.to_dict()
 
     try:
-        thread = cc.Thread.find(thread_id).retrieve(recursive=True, user_id=request.user.id)
+      thread = cc.Thread.find(thread_id).retrieve(recursive=True, user_id=request.user.id)
     except (cc.utils.CommentClientError, cc.utils.CommentClientUnknownError) as err:
-        log.error("Error loading single thread.")
-        raise Http404
+      log.error("Error loading single thread.")
+      raise Http404
 
     if request.is_ajax():
 
         courseware_context = get_courseware_context(thread, course)
-
         annotated_content_info = utils.get_annotated_content_infos(course_id, thread, request.user, user_info=user_info)
         context = {'thread': thread.to_dict(), 'course_id': course_id}
         # TODO: Remove completely or switch back to server side rendering
diff --git a/lms/lib/comment_client/thread.py b/lms/lib/comment_client/thread.py
index 5fd10a3e69..856d65d634 100644
--- a/lms/lib/comment_client/thread.py
+++ b/lms/lib/comment_client/thread.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Thread(models.Model):
 
     @classmethod
     def search(cls, query_params, *args, **kwargs):
+
         default_params = {'page': 1,
                           'per_page': 20,
                           'course_id': query_params['course_id'],
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@ class Thread(models.Model):
     # that subclasses don't need to override for this.
     def _retrieve(self, *args, **kwargs):
         url = self.url(action='get', params=self.attributes)
-
         request_params = { 
                             'recursive': kwargs.get('recursive'),
                             'user_id': kwargs.get('user_id'),