diff --git a/fs/fsx.py b/fs/fsx.py
index da38183fe..715d6719e 100644
--- a/fs/fsx.py
+++ b/fs/fsx.py
@@ -102,9 +102,8 @@ def setUp(self):
 
         if not os.path.exists(self.output):
             os.makedirs(self.output)
-
-        url = self.params.get(
-            'url', default='https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp/archive/master.zip')
+        repo = 'https: // github.com/linux-test-project/ltp/archive/master.zip'
+        url = self.params.get('url', default=repo)
         match = next((ext for ext in [".zip", ".tar"] if ext in url), None)
         tarball = ''
         if match: