diff --git a/packing.py b/packing.py
index ae95b60f17..7bded59f50 100644
--- a/packing.py
+++ b/packing.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class PackingOut(OSV):
     _description = __doc__
     _rec_name = 'code'
 
-    effective_date =fields.Date('Effective Date', readonly=True)
+    effective_date = fields.Date('Effective Date', readonly=True)
     planned_date = fields.Date('Planned Date',
             states={
                 'readonly': "state != 'draft'",