diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 624d6bf5a4..9fceb09fab 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ func geth(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	prepare(ctx)
-
 	stack := makeFullNode(ctx)
 	defer stack.Close()