diff --git a/app/controllers/directory_items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/directory_items_controller.rb
index 041d8276852..1a66c740034 100644
--- a/app/controllers/directory_items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/directory_items_controller.rb
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ class DirectoryItemsController < ApplicationController
     result = DirectoryItem.where(period_type: period_type).includes(:user)
 
     if params[:group]
-      result = result.includes(user: :groups).where(users: {groups: {name: params[:group]}})
+      result = result.includes(user: :groups).where(users: { groups: { name: params[:group] } })
     end
 
     if params[:exclude_usernames]
-      result = result.references(:user).where.not(users: {username: params[:exclude_usernames].split(",")})
+      result = result.references(:user).where.not(users: { username: params[:exclude_usernames].split(",") })
     end
 
     order = params[:order] || DirectoryItem.headings.first
diff --git a/spec/requests/directory_items_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/directory_items_controller_spec.rb
index 3c365ba00fc..c9126347032 100644
--- a/spec/requests/directory_items_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/directory_items_controller_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe DirectoryItemsController do
   let!(:evil_trout) { Fabricate(:evil_trout) }
   let!(:walter_white) { Fabricate(:walter_white) }
   let!(:stage_user) { Fabricate(:staged, username: 'stage_user') }
-  let!(:group) { Fabricate(:group, users: [evil_trout,stage_user]) }
+  let!(:group) { Fabricate(:group, users: [evil_trout, stage_user]) }
 
   it "requires a `period` param" do
     get '/directory_items.json'