diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/gitrepo/RepoCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/gitrepo/RepoCommand.java
index 1e4a1b2d8..ee937f585 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/gitrepo/RepoCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/gitrepo/RepoCommand.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class RepoCommand extends GitCommand<RevCommit> {
 		 * @param ref
 		 *            The ref (branch/tag/etc.) to read
 		 * @return the sha1 of the remote repository, or null if the ref does
-		 *		   not exist.
+		 *         not exist.
 		 * @throws GitAPIException
 		 */
 		@Nullable