diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/xmlworkflow/XmlWorkflowServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/xmlworkflow/XmlWorkflowServiceImpl.java
index 51292fd4773a..bc91a1fd9298 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/xmlworkflow/XmlWorkflowServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/xmlworkflow/XmlWorkflowServiceImpl.java
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ protected void activateFirstStep(Context context, Workflow wf, Step firstStep, X
                         + "item_id=" + wfi.getItem().getID()
                         + "collection_id=" + wfi.getCollection().getID()));
 
-// record the start of the workflow w/provenance message
+        // record the start of the workflow w/provenance message
         recordStart(context, wfi.getItem(), firstActionConfig.getProcessingAction());
 
         //Fire an event !