diff --git a/Src/PCompiler/CompilerCore/Backend/Java/MachineGenerator.cs b/Src/PCompiler/CompilerCore/Backend/Java/MachineGenerator.cs
index 5c369e820..8833b2979 100644
--- a/Src/PCompiler/CompilerCore/Backend/Java/MachineGenerator.cs
+++ b/Src/PCompiler/CompilerCore/Backend/Java/MachineGenerator.cs
@@ -445,7 +445,8 @@ private void WriteStmt(IPStmt stmt)
 
                     if (ifStmt.ThenBranch.Statements.Count == 0)
                     {
-                        Write("{}");
+                        WriteLine("{");
+                        WriteLine("}");
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ private void WriteStmt(IPStmt stmt)
 
                     if (ifStmt.ElseBranch != null && ifStmt.ElseBranch.Statements.Count > 0)
                     {
-                        WriteLine(" else ");
+                        WriteLine("else");
                         WriteStmt(ifStmt.ElseBranch);
                     }
                     break;
@@ -964,4 +965,4 @@ private void WriteStructureAccess(IPExpr e)
         }
 
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}