diff --git a/scripts/stop_celery.py b/scripts/stop_celery.py
index 9222be4f6..e22ce175d 100755
--- a/scripts/stop_celery.py
+++ b/scripts/stop_celery.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 """
 
-Scipt used to stop celery in AWS environments. This is used from upstart to issue a TERM signal to the master celery process.
+Scipt used to stop celery in AWS environments.
+This is used from upstart to issue a TERM signal to the master celery process.
 
-This will then allow the worker threads to stop, after completing whatever tasks that are in flight.
+This will then allow the worker threads to stop, after completing
+whatever tasks that are in flight.
 
-Note the script blocks for up to 15minutes, which is long enough to allow our longest possible task to complete. If it can return
-quicker it will.
+Note the script blocks for up to 15minutes, which is long enough to allow our
+longest possible task to complete. If it can return quicker it will.
 
 Usage:
     ./stop_celery.py <celery_pid_file>
@@ -21,9 +23,11 @@ import re
 import subprocess
 from time import sleep
 
+
 def strip_white_space(from_this):
     return re.sub(r'\s+', '', from_this)
 
+
 def get_pid_from_file(filename):
     """
     Open the file which MUST contain only the PID of the master celery process.
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@ def get_pid_from_file(filename):
         celery_pid = f.read()
     return strip_white_space(celery_pid)
 
+
 def issue_term_signal_to_pid(pid):
     """
     Issues a TERM signal (15) to the master celery process.
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ def issue_term_signal_to_pid(pid):
     for line in result.stderr.readlines():
         print(line.rstrip())
 
+
 def pid_still_running(pid):
     """
     uses the proc filesystem to identify if the celery master pid is still around.
@@ -55,6 +61,7 @@ def pid_still_running(pid):
         return True
     return False
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     arguments = docopt(__doc__)
     celery_pid_file = arguments['<celery_pid_file>']