diff --git a/src/caosdb/common/models.py b/src/caosdb/common/models.py
index 37f622104dffc2cfb523c9fa9f1eba76f06f4cff..6c4ed8b422354239c2ac7c9bad234f6c9d6773a1 100644
--- a/src/caosdb/common/models.py
+++ b/src/caosdb/common/models.py
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ class Entity(object):
 
                 return self.get_property(pattern.name)
 
-            if hasattr(pattern, "id")and pattern.id is not None:
+            if hasattr(pattern, "id") and pattern.id is not None:
                 return self.get_property(pattern.id)
 
         # int given