diff --git a/lib/nodes/mqtt.c b/lib/nodes/mqtt.c
index c0045ee90..26f852df5 100644
--- a/lib/nodes/mqtt.c
+++ b/lib/nodes/mqtt.c
@@ -391,16 +391,16 @@ int mqtt_write(struct node *n, struct sample *smps[], unsigned cnt, unsigned *re
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	if(m->publish) {
-        ret = mosquitto_publish(m->client, NULL /* mid */, m->publish, wbytes, data, m->qos,
+	if (m->publish) {
+		ret = mosquitto_publish(m->client, NULL /* mid */, m->publish, wbytes, data, m->qos,
                                 m->retain);
-        if (ret != MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS) {
-            warn("MQTT: publish failed for node %s: %s", node_name(n), mosquitto_strerror(ret));
-            return -abs(ret);
-        }
-    }
-    else{
-        warn("MQTT: no publish for node %s possible because no publish topic is given", node_name(n));
+		if (ret != MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS) {
+			warn("MQTT: publish failed for node %s: %s", node_name(n), mosquitto_strerror(ret));
+			return -abs(ret);
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+        	warn("MQTT: no publish for node %s possible because no publish topic is given", node_name(n));
 	}
 
 	return cnt;