diff --git a/headphones/softchroot.py b/headphones/softchroot.py
index 6176be6c..5219a8fd 100644
--- a/headphones/softchroot.py
+++ b/headphones/softchroot.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class SoftChroot(object):
         path = path.strip()
 
         if (not os.path.exists(path) or
-            not os.path.isdir(path)):
+                not os.path.isdir(path)):
             raise SoftChrootError('No such directory: %s' % path)
 
         path = path.strip(os.path.sep) + os.path.sep
diff --git a/headphones/softchroot_test.py b/headphones/softchroot_test.py
index a7910692..424e2eac 100644
--- a/headphones/softchroot_test.py
+++ b/headphones/softchroot_test.py
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ class SoftChrootTest(TestCase):
 
         path = os.path.join('/tmp', 'notexist', 'asdf', '11', '12', 'np', 'itsssss')
 
+        cf = None
         with self.assertRaises(SoftChrootError) as exc:
             cf = SoftChroot(path)
+        self.assertIsNone(cf)
 
         self.assertRegexpMatches(str(exc.exception), r'No such directory')
         self.assertRegexpMatches(str(exc.exception), path)
@@ -33,8 +35,10 @@ class SoftChrootTest(TestCase):
         os_mock.path.sep = os.path.sep
         os_mock.path.isdir.side_effect = lambda x: x != path
 
+        cf = None
         with self.assertRaises(SoftChrootError) as exc:
-            cf = SoftChroot(str(path))
+            cf = SoftChroot(path)
+        self.assertIsNone(cf)
 
         self.assertTrue(os_mock.path.isdir.called)