diff --git a/test/qpy_compat/test_qpy.py b/test/qpy_compat/test_qpy.py
index f39c11e5fc89..eeca4bb041da 100755
--- a/test/qpy_compat/test_qpy.py
+++ b/test/qpy_compat/test_qpy.py
@@ -1013,6 +1013,7 @@ def load_qpy(qpy_files, version_parts):
             )
 
     from qiskit.qpy.exceptions import QpyError
+
     while pulse_files:
         path, version = pulse_files.popitem()