diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/AbstractJsonProvider.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/AbstractJsonProvider.java
index 5b364df6..97b139dd 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/AbstractJsonProvider.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/AbstractJsonProvider.java
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractJsonProvider implements JsonProvider {
         } else if(obj instanceof String){
             return ((String)obj).length();
         }
-        throw new JsonPathException("length operation cannot be applied to " + obj!=null?obj.getClass().getName():"null");
+        throw new JsonPathException("length operation cannot be applied to " + (obj != null ? obj.getClass().getName()
+                : "null"));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/GsonJsonProvider.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/GsonJsonProvider.java
index 0828b295..0f715858 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/GsonJsonProvider.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/GsonJsonProvider.java
@@ -246,9 +246,8 @@ public class GsonJsonProvider extends AbstractJsonProvider {
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        throw new JsonPathException("length operation can not applied to " + obj != null ? obj.getClass().getName()
-                                                                                         : "null");
+        throw new JsonPathException("length operation can not applied to " + (obj != null ? obj.getClass().getName()
+                                                                                         : "null"));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JacksonJsonNodeJsonProvider.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JacksonJsonNodeJsonProvider.java
index 82ab48f5..30880055 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JacksonJsonNodeJsonProvider.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JacksonJsonNodeJsonProvider.java
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ public class JacksonJsonNodeJsonProvider extends AbstractJsonProvider {
                 return element.size();
             }
         }
-        throw new JsonPathException("length operation can not applied to " + obj != null ? obj.getClass().getName() : "null");
+        throw new JsonPathException("length operation can not applied to " + (obj != null ? obj.getClass().getName()
+                : "null"));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JsonOrgJsonProvider.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JsonOrgJsonProvider.java
index ec0975ef..8dc22bb5 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JsonOrgJsonProvider.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JsonOrgJsonProvider.java
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ public class JsonOrgJsonProvider extends AbstractJsonProvider {
                 return ((String) obj).length();
             }
         }
-        throw new JsonPathException("length operation can not applied to " + obj != null ? obj.getClass().getName() : "null");
+        throw new JsonPathException("length operation can not applied to " + (obj != null ? obj.getClass().getName()
+                : "null"));
     }
 
     @Override