diff --git a/spyder/plugins/projects/plugin.py b/spyder/plugins/projects/plugin.py
index 0d1af556ab3..5e298c1f5b5 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/projects/plugin.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/projects/plugin.py
@@ -291,12 +291,12 @@ def on_mainwindow_visible(self):
         cli_options = self.get_command_line_options()
         initial_cwd = self._main.get_initial_working_directory()
         connection_file = cli_options.connection_file
-        
-        # Avoid conflicts with `--connect-to-kernel` option. See issue #23497 
+
+        # Avoid conflicts with `--connect-to-kernel` option. See issue #23497
         # for more information.
         if connection_file is not None:
             return
-        
+
         if cli_options.project is not None:
             logger.debug('Opening project from the command line')
             project = osp.normpath(