diff --git a/src/sage/modular/quasimodform/ring.py b/src/sage/modular/quasimodform/ring.py
index 53fcea616bd..dcdf8e470c2 100644
--- a/src/sage/modular/quasimodform/ring.py
+++ b/src/sage/modular/quasimodform/ring.py
@@ -822,6 +822,6 @@ def basis_of_weight(self, weight):
             basis += [f*E2_pow for f
                       in M.modular_forms_of_weight(weight - 2*j).basis()]
             E2_pow *= E2
-        if not weight%2:
+        if not weight % 2:
             basis.append(E2_pow)
         return basis