diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/base/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/base/views.py
index 11a5a639a9..152970af18 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/base/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/base/views.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def create_thread(request, course_id, commentable_id):
     else:
         anonymous_to_peers = False
 
-    thread = cc.Thread(**extract(post,/ ['body', 'title', 'tags']))
+    thread = cc.Thread(**extract(post, ['body', 'title', 'tags']))
     thread.update_attributes(**{
         'anonymous': anonymous,
         'anonymous_to_peers': anonymous_to_peers,