diff --git a/src/modules/fw_att_control/fw_att_control_main.cpp b/src/modules/fw_att_control/fw_att_control_main.cpp
index 6f725b247e..b6265ffc06 100644
--- a/src/modules/fw_att_control/fw_att_control_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fw_att_control/fw_att_control_main.cpp
@@ -667,8 +667,9 @@ FixedwingAttitudeControl::task_main()
 		int pret = poll(&fds[0], (sizeof(fds) / sizeof(fds[0])), 100);
 
 		/* timed out - periodic check for _task_should_exit, etc. */
-		if (pret == 0)
+		if (pret == 0) {
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		/* this is undesirable but not much we can do - might want to flag unhappy status */
 		if (pret < 0) {
@@ -1167,15 +1168,17 @@ int fw_att_control_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "start")) {
 
-		if (att_control::g_control != nullptr)
+		if (att_control::g_control != nullptr) {
 			warnx("already running");
 			return 1;
+		}
 
 		att_control::g_control = new FixedwingAttitudeControl;
 
-		if (att_control::g_control == nullptr)
+		if (att_control::g_control == nullptr) {
 			warnx("alloc failed");
 			return 1;
+		}
 
 		if (OK != att_control::g_control->start()) {
 			delete att_control::g_control;