diff --git a/ProcessorEpidemiology.py b/ProcessorEpidemiology.py
index f8c9cb5aabb7f06c4fb338cd8b1fe852ae7c03ff..76daa9f56b1a3b0e409ca93a178e957d86008726 100644
--- a/ProcessorEpidemiology.py
+++ b/ProcessorEpidemiology.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('Processor.Epi')
 add_filters_to_sublogger(logger)
 
 def calc_epi_date_range(init_str,span_days=[0,6]):
-    '''Date range is determined relative to init_date.
+    '''Date range is  determined relative to init_date.
     span_days is usually defined in the job config file. Day zero is current
     day, negative values point to past (historical or analysis) days, and
     positive values point to forecast days.