diff --git a/covalent/_shared_files/utils.py b/covalent/_shared_files/utils.py
index 406ce63ea..8251f7cc3 100644
--- a/covalent/_shared_files/utils.py
+++ b/covalent/_shared_files/utils.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import inspect
 import socket
 from datetime import timedelta
-from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Set, Tuple, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Dict, Set, Tuple
 
 import cloudpickle