diff --git a/searx/tests/test_webapp.py b/searx/tests/test_webapp.py
index 1d12b3a8..bb608ab7 100644
--- a/searx/tests/test_webapp.py
+++ b/searx/tests/test_webapp.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class ViewsTestCase(SearxTestCase):
             result.data
         )
         self.assertIn(
-            '<p class="content">first <span class="highlight">test</span> content<br /></p>',
+            '<p class="content">first <span class="highlight">test</span> content<br /></p>',  # noqa
             result.data
         )
 
diff --git a/searx/utils.py b/searx/utils.py
index e881a8b1..c6f3394c 100644
--- a/searx/utils.py
+++ b/searx/utils.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ def highlight_content(content, query):
     query = query.decode('utf-8')
     if content.lower().find(query.lower()) > -1:
         query_regex = u'({0})'.format(re.escape(query))
-        content = re.sub(query_regex, '<span class="highlight">\\1</span>', content, flags=re.I | re.U)
+        content = re.sub(query_regex, '<span class="highlight">\\1</span>',
+                         content, flags=re.I | re.U)
     else:
         regex_parts = []
         for chunk in query.split():
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ def highlight_content(content, query):
             else:
                 regex_parts.append(u'{0}'.format(re.escape(chunk)))
         query_regex = u'({0})'.format('|'.join(regex_parts))
-        content = re.sub(query_regex, '<span class="highlight">\\1</span>', content, flags=re.I | re.U)
+        content = re.sub(query_regex, '<span class="highlight">\\1</span>',
+                         content, flags=re.I | re.U)
 
     return content