diff --git a/spyder/widgets/sourcecode/codeeditor.py b/spyder/widgets/sourcecode/codeeditor.py
index 31786531ed8..0de689bd716 100644
--- a/spyder/widgets/sourcecode/codeeditor.py
+++ b/spyder/widgets/sourcecode/codeeditor.py
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ def setup_editor(self, linenumbers=True, language=None, markers=False,
                      calltips=None, go_to_definition=False,
                      close_parentheses=True, close_quotes=False,
                      add_colons=True, auto_unindent=True, strict_indent=True,
-                     indent_chars=" "*4, tab_stop_width_spaces=4,
+                     indent_chars=" " * 4, tab_stop_width_spaces=4,
                      cloned_from=None, filename=None, occurrence_timeout=1500):
         
         # Code completion and calltips
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ def setup_editor(self, linenumbers=True, language=None, markers=False,
         self.set_close_quotes_enabled(close_quotes)
         self.set_add_colons_enabled(add_colons)
         self.set_auto_unindent_enabled(auto_unindent)
+        self.set_strict_indent_enabled(strict_indent)
         self.set_indent_chars(indent_chars)
         self.set_tab_stop_width_spaces(tab_stop_width_spaces)