diff --git a/karma/ircplugin.py b/karma/ircplugin.py
index aee8cc1..20ebe6b 100644
--- a/karma/ircplugin.py
+++ b/karma/ircplugin.py
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ log = logging.getLogger('karma.ircplugin')
 
 
 class Karma(Plugin):
+
     """Track karma and report on it."""
 
     def start(self):
         """Set up the handlers."""
+
         self.connection.add_global_handler('pubmsg', self.handle_chatter, -20)
         self.connection.add_global_handler('privmsg', self.handle_chatter, -20)
 
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ class Karma(Plugin):
 
     def stop(self):
         """Tear down handlers."""
+
         self.connection.remove_global_handler('pubmsg', self.handle_chatter)
         self.connection.remove_global_handler('privmsg', self.handle_chatter)
 
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ class Karma(Plugin):
     @staticmethod
     def handle_chatter(connection, event):
         """Watch karma from IRC chatter."""
+
         what = event.arguments[0].lower()
         karma_pattern = r'(?:\((.+?)\)|(\S+))(\+\+|--|\+-|-\+)(\s+|$)'
 
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ class Karma(Plugin):
 
     def handle_rank(self, connection, event, match):
         """Report on the rank of a karma item."""
+
         where = event.target
         if where in settings.KARMA_IGNORE_COMMAND_TARGETS:
             log.debug("ignoring command in {0:s}".format(where))
@@ -99,6 +104,7 @@ class Karma(Plugin):
 
     def handle_report(self, connection, event, match):
         """Provide some karma reports."""
+
         where = event.target
         if where in settings.KARMA_IGNORE_COMMAND_TARGETS:
             log.debug("ignoring command in {0:s}".format(where))
@@ -134,6 +140,7 @@ class Karma(Plugin):
 
     def handle_stats(self, connection, event, match):
         """Provide stats on a karma user."""
+
         where = event.target
         if where in settings.KARMA_IGNORE_COMMAND_TARGETS:
             log.debug("ignoring command in {0:s}".format(where))