diff --git a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
index 88360b48b8ee37b68f7f7c0aa1fa683c92eb655f..a937b9bceb4626ed1988150fc50e73059be616cd 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ _EventCacheEntry = namedtuple("_EventCacheEntry", ("event", "redacted_event"))
 
 class EventsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def get_received_ts(self, event_id):
-        """Get received_ts (when it was persisted) for the event. Raises an
-        exception for unknown events.
+        """Get received_ts (when it was persisted) for the event.
+
+        Raises an exception for unknown events.
 
         Args:
             event_id (str)