--- a/eric6/Utilities/BackgroundClient.py	Mon Sep 23 19:10:42 2019 +0200
+++ b/eric6/Utilities/BackgroundClient.py	Mon Sep 23 19:22:12 2019 +0200
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@
             importedModule = __import__(module, globals(), locals(), [], 0)
             self.services[fn] = importedModule.initService()
             try:
-                self.batchServices["batch_" + fn] = \
+                self.batchServices["batch_" + fn] = (
                     importedModule.initBatchService()
+                )
             except AttributeError:
                 pass
             return 'ok'