diff --git a/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.util/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/rest/api/util/utils/RestApiUtil.java b/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.util/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/rest/api/util/utils/RestApiUtil.java
index dbc223298a20..fa88f0e30ea1 100644
--- a/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.util/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/rest/api/util/utils/RestApiUtil.java
+++ b/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.util/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/rest/api/util/utils/RestApiUtil.java
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ public static void handleInternalServerError(String msg, Log log)
      * @throws ForbiddenException
      */
     public static void handleOperationBlockedError(String msg, Throwable t, Log log)
-            throws ForbiddenException{
+            throws ForbiddenException {
         ForbiddenException forbiddenException = buildForbiddenException(msg);
         log.error(msg,t);
         throw forbiddenException;