diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPath.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPath.java
index 39b5ac02..5747575c 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPath.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPath.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class JsonPath {
 
     public JsonPath(String jsonPath, Filter[] filters) {
         if (jsonPath == null ||
-                jsonPath.trim().length()==0 ||
+                jsonPath.trim().length() == 0 ||
                 jsonPath.matches("[^\\?\\+\\=\\-\\*\\/\\!]\\(")) {
 
             throw new InvalidPathException("Invalid path");