diff --git a/developer_manual/app/general/codingguidelines.rst b/developer_manual/app/general/codingguidelines.rst
index 6801f9860..e4d9ad643 100644
--- a/developer_manual/app/general/codingguidelines.rst
+++ b/developer_manual/app/general/codingguidelines.rst
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ Control Structures
   // single line if
   if (myVar === 'hi') {
       myVar = 'ho';
-  } else {
+  } else {     
       myVar = 'bye';
   }