diff --git a/src/lib/kernel/list.c b/src/lib/kernel/list.c
index 83dc95e..f8f7fbb 100644
--- a/src/lib/kernel/list.c
+++ b/src/lib/kernel/list.c
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ list_insert (struct list_elem *before, struct list_elem *elem)
 {
   ASSERT (is_interior (before) || is_tail (before));
   ASSERT (elem != NULL);
- 
   // Sanity checks to prevent (some) loop lists
   ASSERT (before != elem);
   ASSERT (before->prev != elem);
diff --git a/src/tests/filesys/base/syn-write.c b/src/tests/filesys/base/syn-write.c
index 26733c6..1439862 100644
--- a/src/tests/filesys/base/syn-write.c
+++ b/src/tests/filesys/base/syn-write.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ test_main (void)
   int fd;
 
   CHECK (create (file_name, sizeof buf1), "create \"%s\"", file_name);
+
   exec_children ("child-syn-wrt", children, CHILD_CNT);
   wait_children (children, CHILD_CNT);