diff --git a/jrnl/util.py b/jrnl/util.py
index ba46c3da..945710e9 100644
--- a/jrnl/util.py
+++ b/jrnl/util.py
@@ -266,5 +266,5 @@ def split_title(text):
     if not sep:
         sep = SENTENCE_SPLITTER.search(text)
         if not sep:
-            return "",text
+            return "", text
     return text[: sep.end()].strip(), text[sep.end() :].strip()