diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e6f3be7..0402eac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ The following snippet shows how to use the worker based candidate generation usi
 ``` python
 import time
 
-# create the proposal in the database 
+# create the proposal in the database
 response = requests.post(url=f"{URL}/proposals", json=payload.model_dump(), headers=HEADERS)
 id = json.loads(response.content)["id"]
 
-# poll the state of the proposal 
+# poll the state of the proposal
 def get_state(id:int):
     return requests.get(url=f"{URL}proposals/{id}/state", headers=HEADERS).json()
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0a801cf..a3f18c3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ uvicorn
 fastapi
 pytest
 requests
-tinydb
\ No newline at end of file
+tinydb