diff --git a/lib/config-loader.js b/lib/config-loader.js
index 3789b85..1d654e1 100644
--- a/lib/config-loader.js
+++ b/lib/config-loader.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var path = require('path');
 var debug = require('debug')('loopback:boot:config-loader');
 var assert = require('assert');
-var _=require('lodash');
+var _ = require('lodash');
 var ConfigLoader = exports;
 
 /**