diff --git a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.java b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.java
index 6295de71d6..7372f15906 100644
--- a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.java
+++ b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.java
@@ -406,18 +406,18 @@ public class PMD {
 
         }
 
-        if (null != configuration.getIgnoreFilePath()){
+        if (null != configuration.getIgnoreFilePath()) {
             String ignoreFilePath = configuration.getIgnoreFilePath();
             File file = new File(ignoreFilePath);
-            try{
-                if (!file.exists()){
+            try {
+                if (!file.exists()) {
                     LOG.log(Level.SEVERE, "Problem with Ignore File Path", ignoreFilePath);
                     throw new RuntimeException("Problem with Ignore File Path: " + ignoreFilePath);
                 } else {
                     String filePaths = FileUtil.readFilelist(new File(ignoreFilePath));
                     files.removeAll(FileUtil.collectFiles(filePaths, fileSelector));
                 }
-            } catch (IOException ex){
+            } catch (IOException ex) {
                 LOG.log(Level.SEVERE, "Problem with Ignore File", ex);
                 throw new RuntimeException("Problem with Ignore File Path: " + ignoreFilePath, ex);
             }