diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/env.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/env.py
index 161c27efa81..c579e67f819 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/env.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/env.py
@@ -3239,17 +3239,17 @@ def test_relative_view_path_on_command_line_is_made_absolute(tmpdir, config):
 
 
 def test_environment_created_in_users_location(mutable_config, tmpdir):
-     """Test that an environment is created in a location based on the config"""
-     spack.config.set("config:environments_root", str(tmpdir.join("envs")))
-     env_dir = spack.config.get("config:environments_root")
+    """Test that an environment is created in a location based on the config"""
+    spack.config.set("config:environments_root", str(tmpdir.join("envs")))
+    env_dir = spack.config.get("config:environments_root")
 
-     assert tmpdir.strpath in env_dir
-     assert not os.path.isdir(env_dir)
+    assert tmpdir.strpath in env_dir
+    assert not os.path.isdir(env_dir)
 
-     dir_name = "user_env"
-     env("create", dir_name)
-     out = env("list")
+    dir_name = "user_env"
+    env("create", dir_name)
+    out = env("list")
 
-     assert dir_name in out
-     assert env_dir in ev.root(dir_name)
-     assert os.path.isdir(os.path.join(env_dir, dir_name))
+    assert dir_name in out
+    assert env_dir in ev.root(dir_name)
+    assert os.path.isdir(os.path.join(env_dir, dir_name))
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/env.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/env.py
index 4d8d7e7299a..8614a928133 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/env.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/env.py
@@ -146,18 +146,18 @@ def test_user_view_path_is_not_canonicalized_in_yaml(tmpdir, config):
 
 
 def test_environment_cant_modify_environments_root(tmpdir):
-     filename = str(tmpdir.join("spack.yaml"))
-     with open(filename, "w") as f:
-         f.write(
-             """\
+    filename = str(tmpdir.join("spack.yaml"))
+    with open(filename, "w") as f:
+        f.write(
+            """\
  spack:
    config:
      environments_root: /a/black/hole
    view: false
    specs: []
  """
-         )
-     with tmpdir.as_cwd():
-         with pytest.raises(ev.SpackEnvironmentError):
-             e = ev.Environment(tmpdir.strpath)
-             ev.activate(e)
+        )
+    with tmpdir.as_cwd():
+        with pytest.raises(ev.SpackEnvironmentError):
+            e = ev.Environment(tmpdir.strpath)
+            ev.activate(e)