diff --git a/pae2xml.pl b/pae2xml.pl
index 1e2d2800d979081bc178477beab9d213491c66ad..7853b3b9a42ee55dcfe425738aeaad9808ce1b66 100755
--- a/pae2xml.pl
+++ b/pae2xml.pl
@@ -422,14 +422,12 @@ sub parse_notes {
 				</notations>
 			</note>
 ';
-    }
-    elsif ($notes =~ s/(\d+\.*)\(({?(g|q)?(\,|\')*(x|xx|b|bb|n)?\d*\.*(\-|A|B|C|D|E|F|G)t?\+?}?)\)/\($1$2\)/gs) { # pull duration into fermata parentheses
+    } elsif ($notes =~ s/(\d+\.*)\(({?(g|q)?(\,|\')*(x|xx|b|bb|n)?\d*\.*(\-|A|B|C|D|E|F|G)t?\+?}?)\)/\($1$2\)/gs) { # pull duration into fermata parentheses
       #      print "after replacement: $notes\n"; exit;
     } elsif ($notes =~ /^ +(.*)$/) {
       $notes = $1;
       print("Invalid space encountered in notes before $notes\n");
-    }
-    else {
+    } else {
       print_error("got stuck with $notes\n");
       $notes = "";
     }