diff --git a/request-management-api/request_api/services/requestservice.py b/request-management-api/request_api/services/requestservice.py
index 09dc3d766..6c76cce24 100644
--- a/request-management-api/request_api/services/requestservice.py
+++ b/request-management-api/request_api/services/requestservice.py
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ def saverequestversion(self, foirequestschema, foirequestid, ministryid, userid)
         )
         nextstatename = (
             nextstate.get("name")
-            if isinstance(nextstatename, dict)
-            and nextstatename.get("name") not in (None, "")
+            if isinstance(nextstate, dict) and nextstate.get("name") not in (None, "")
             else ""
         )
         rev_foirequestschema = self.updateduedate(