diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php
index 0e1495c9f..026286f58 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class String {
 			$node = null;
 		}
 
-		if(empty($node)) {
+		if (empty($node)) {
 			$node = crc32(Configure::read('Security.salt'));
 		}