diff --git a/nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/base.py b/nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/base.py
index cba99f1faefd..66ce449616cf 100644
--- a/nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/base.py
+++ b/nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/base.py
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 from nemo.lightning.megatron_parallel import MaskedTokenLossReduction
 from nemo.lightning.pytorch.optim import MegatronOptimizerModule, OptimizerModule
 
-HAVE_TE=True
+HAVE_TE = True
 try:
     import transformer_engine
 except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
-    HAVE_TE=False
+    HAVE_TE = False
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from megatron.core.models.gpt.gpt_model import GPTModel as MCoreGPTModel
@@ -82,12 +82,14 @@ def local_layer_spec(config: "GPTConfig") -> ModuleSpec:
         num_experts=config.num_moe_experts, moe_grouped_gemm=config.moe_grouped_gemm, qk_layernorm=config.qk_layernorm
     )
 
+
 def default_layer_spec(config: "GPTConfig") -> ModuleSpec:
     if HAVE_TE:
         return transformer_engine_layer_spec(config)
     else:
         return local_layer_spec(config)
 
+
 @dataclass
 class GPTConfig(TransformerConfig, io.IOMixin):
     # From megatron.core.models.gpt.gpt_model.GPTModel