diff --git a/lib/gitlab/email/handler/base_handler.rb b/lib/gitlab/email/handler/base_handler.rb
index d37ff3d1a40b080c55e747bba03e85a336707e01..e6c2705421d9c5e7900090ce48659c7ef7dd4f7c 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/email/handler/base_handler.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/email/handler/base_handler.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module Gitlab
         end
 
         private
+
         def validate_permission!(permission)
           raise UserNotFoundError unless author
           raise UserBlockedError if author.blocked?