diff --git a/fence/resources/openid/idp_oauth2.py b/fence/resources/openid/idp_oauth2.py
index 1bddf8d84..5f0f3ee41 100644
--- a/fence/resources/openid/idp_oauth2.py
+++ b/fence/resources/openid/idp_oauth2.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def decode_token(self, token_id, keys):
 
         except JWTClaimsError as e:
             self.logger.error(f"Claim error: {e}")
-            raise  JWTClaimsError("Invalid audience")
+            raise JWTClaimsError("Invalid audience")
         except JWTError as e:
             self.logger.error(e)