diff --git a/semantic_router/index/pinecone.py b/semantic_router/index/pinecone.py
index e83b9f4492155c1139393cf63fdb12383d566e63..57c86d74fcc7bc5d00d00bed5928e5031f8acc04 100644
--- a/semantic_router/index/pinecone.py
+++ b/semantic_router/index/pinecone.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class PineconeIndex(BaseIndex):
         if self.index is not None and self.host == "":
             index = self.index
             self.host = self.client.describe_index(self.index_name)["host"]
-        return index
+        return index 
 
     async def _init_async_index(self, force_create: bool = False):
         index_stats = None