diff --git a/Common/util_eddies.py b/Common/util_eddies.py
index 69f3719184de41a81ce953762e98df757fcae7a0..0acb072d3f6d1aca2d420a362e092b0cad6d493b 100644
--- a/Common/util_eddies.py
+++ b/Common/util_eddies.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ class SHPC_class:
             my_shapefile = path.join(self.dir, f"Slice_{i_slice}", orientation,
                                      layer)
             print("Opening", my_shapefile, "...")
+
             try:
                 self._readers[i_slice][orientation][layer] \
                     = shapefile.Reader(my_shapefile)