diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/sam/AlignmentUtils.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/sam/AlignmentUtils.java
index c3d16d502..66ff08c3c 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/sam/AlignmentUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/sam/AlignmentUtils.java
@@ -426,18 +426,18 @@ public class AlignmentUtils {
             int length = ce.getLength();
             
             switch( ce.getOperator() ) {
-            case M:
-                readIndex += length;
-                refIndex += length;
-                break;
-            case S:
-                readIndex += length;
-                break;
-            case N:
-                refIndex += length;
-                break;
-            default:
-                break;
+                case M:
+                    readIndex += length;
+                    refIndex += length;
+                    break;
+                case S:
+                    readIndex += length;
+                    break;
+                case N:
+                    refIndex += length;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
             }
         }