diff --git a/xos/tosca/resources/servicecontroller.py b/xos/tosca/resources/servicecontroller.py
index fd603c3..3e1b0f7 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/resources/servicecontroller.py
+++ b/xos/tosca/resources/servicecontroller.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                     name = "%s_%d" %( name, i)
 
                 if (" " in value):
-                    parts=value.split():
+                    parts=value.split()
                     for part in parts[:-1]:
                        if ":" in part:
                            (lhs, rhs) = part.split(1)