diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index ddfe2d7..79a474d 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 IndentCaseLabels: true
 IndentWidth:     4
 IndentWrappedFunctionNames: true
-KeepEmptyLinesAtTheStartOfBlocks: true
+KeepEmptyLinesAtTheStartOfBlocks: false
 MacroBlockBegin: ''
 MacroBlockEnd:   ''
 MaxEmptyLinesToKeep: 1
diff --git a/manager/json-parser.hpp b/manager/json-parser.hpp
index e8819ef..28ffe4d 100644
--- a/manager/json-parser.hpp
+++ b/manager/json-parser.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
  */
 Json readJson(const fs::path& path)
 {
-
     if (!fs::exists(path) || fs::is_empty(path))
     {
         lg2::error("Incorrect File Path or empty file, FILE_PATH = {PATH}",
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@
                       const phosphor::led::Layout::Action& priority,
                       PriorityMap& priorityMap)
 {
-
     auto iter = priorityMap.find(name);
     if (iter == priorityMap.end())
     {
diff --git a/manager/serialize.cpp b/manager/serialize.cpp
index 5982093..64bcadf 100644
--- a/manager/serialize.cpp
+++ b/manager/serialize.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 
 void Serialize::restoreGroups()
 {
-
     if (!fs::exists(path))
     {
         lg2::info("File does not exist, FILE_PATH = {PATH}", "PATH", path);
diff --git a/utils.cpp b/utils.cpp
index e538d20..1176d9a 100644
--- a/utils.cpp
+++ b/utils.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 const std::string DBusHandler::getService(const std::string& path,
                                           const std::string& interface) const
 {
-
     using InterfaceList = std::vector<std::string>;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>> mapperResponse;