diff --git a/src/mu-util.c b/src/mu-util.c
index e2a02b94..25ece159 100644
--- a/src/mu-util.c
+++ b/src/mu-util.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ do_wordexp (const char *path)
 }
 
 
+
 /* note, the g_debugs are commented out because this function may be
  * called before the log handler is installed. */
 char*
diff --git a/src/mu-util.h b/src/mu-util.h
index 0cfc8ed4..85faadc2 100644
--- a/src/mu-util.h
+++ b/src/mu-util.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ gboolean mu_util_is_local_file (const char* path);
  */
 gboolean mu_util_locale_is_utf8 (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
+
 /**
  * write a string (assumed to be in utf8-format) to a stream,
  * converted to the current locale