diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/LogParser.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/LogParser.cpp
index a38fbd27a6362456495cbc12b1ba68e131a2c7af..bd9f441ffc3e98ae917434cd1f9c2827add430e5 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/LogParser.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/LogParser.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace Mantid
         }
       }
       // Handle the version where log flat is CHANGE_PERIOD
-      else if(scom == "CHANGE_PERIOD");
+      else if(scom == "CHANGE_PERIOD")
       {
         idata >> ip;
         if( ip > 0 )