diff --git a/DataQuality/DQDefects/python/tests/__init__.py b/DataQuality/DQDefects/python/tests/__init__.py
index 6fc5cc867835074b938dfad8c2983ca8c8a627e1..6df8968d2d1968e35142abf6875b13a0f9d1ba0f 100644
--- a/DataQuality/DQDefects/python/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/DataQuality/DQDefects/python/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright (C) 2002-2017 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from os import unlink, environ
 from os.path import exists
 from nose import with_setup