diff --git a/src/cas/example/directoryService/directoryServer.cc b/src/cas/example/directoryService/directoryServer.cc
index d67429d47..9e0437398 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/directoryService/directoryServer.cc
+++ b/src/cas/example/directoryService/directoryServer.cc
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void directoryServer::installAliasName(const pvInfo &info, const char *pAliasNam
 // directoryServer::pvExistTest()
 //
 pvExistReturn directoryServer::pvExistTest
-	(const casCtx&, const char *pPVName)
+	( const casCtx &, const char * pPVName )
 {
 	//
 	// lifetime of id is shorter than lifetime of pName