diff --git a/Framework/API/src/AlgorithmProxy.cpp b/Framework/API/src/AlgorithmProxy.cpp
index e911da5ef3cd6d7036a55215ab2d66f588a15e03..c1a77746b23d389a16f10c89c606aaa192430d24 100644
--- a/Framework/API/src/AlgorithmProxy.cpp
+++ b/Framework/API/src/AlgorithmProxy.cpp
@@ -223,14 +223,13 @@ void AlgorithmProxy::afterPropertySet(const std::string &name) {
  * Making sure that the concrete alg is kept in sync
  * @param po :: The property manager to copy
  */
-void AlgorithmProxy::copyPropertiesFrom(const PropertyManagerOwner& po)
-{
+void AlgorithmProxy::copyPropertiesFrom(const PropertyManagerOwner &po) {
   PropertyManagerOwner::copyPropertiesFrom(po);
   createConcreteAlg(true);
   m_alg->copyPropertiesFrom(*this);
 }
 
-  //----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Private methods
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/Framework/API/test/AlgorithmProxyTest.h b/Framework/API/test/AlgorithmProxyTest.h
index 25b2f27d24d2b8f79e5f5e4418bb8be41b4dc776..6e8cafd780007d1caedf0087baf6c4936736b8c6 100644
--- a/Framework/API/test/AlgorithmProxyTest.h
+++ b/Framework/API/test/AlgorithmProxyTest.h
@@ -214,27 +214,27 @@ public:
   }
 
   void test_copyPropertiesFrom() {
-      IAlgorithm_sptr alg =
+    IAlgorithm_sptr alg =
         AlgorithmManager::Instance().create("ToyAlgorithmProxy");
-      alg->initialize();
-      alg->setPropertyValue( "prop1", "string" );
-      alg->setPropertyValue("prop2","1");
-      IAlgorithm_sptr algCopy =
+    alg->initialize();
+    alg->setPropertyValue("prop1", "string");
+    alg->setPropertyValue("prop2", "1");
+    IAlgorithm_sptr algCopy =
         AlgorithmManager::Instance().create("ToyAlgorithmProxy");
 
-      auto algProxy = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AlgorithmProxy>(alg);
-      auto algCopyProxy = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AlgorithmProxy>(algCopy);
-      algCopyProxy->copyPropertiesFrom(*algProxy);
+    auto algProxy = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AlgorithmProxy>(alg);
+    auto algCopyProxy = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AlgorithmProxy>(algCopy);
+    algCopyProxy->copyPropertiesFrom(*algProxy);
 
-      int val = boost::lexical_cast<int>(algCopy->getPropertyValue("prop2"));
+    int val = boost::lexical_cast<int>(algCopy->getPropertyValue("prop2"));
 
-      TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(val,1);
+    TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(val, 1);
 
-      //set another value and check the other value is unaffected
-      algCopy->setPropertyValue( "prop1", "A difference" );
-      int val2 = boost::lexical_cast<int>(algCopy->getPropertyValue("prop2"));
+    // set another value and check the other value is unaffected
+    algCopy->setPropertyValue("prop1", "A difference");
+    int val2 = boost::lexical_cast<int>(algCopy->getPropertyValue("prop2"));
 
-      TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(val,val2);
+    TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(val, val2);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/PropertyManagerOwner.h b/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/PropertyManagerOwner.h
index 87a4de60f33848e9103334085f80c14413daac34..ada32918cb12d35a2b41a9359cce28e8c18ca112 100644
--- a/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/PropertyManagerOwner.h
+++ b/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/PropertyManagerOwner.h
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ public:
   void setPropertyOrdinal(const int &index, const std::string &value);
 
   /// Make m_properties point to the same PropertyManager as po.
-  virtual void copyPropertiesFrom(const PropertyManagerOwner &po) { *this = po; }
+  virtual void copyPropertiesFrom(const PropertyManagerOwner &po) {
+    *this = po;
+  }
 
   bool existsProperty(const std::string &name) const;
   bool validateProperties() const;