diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/reader/Reader.java b/src/main/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/reader/Reader.java
index 2867543d7..5344e590d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/reader/Reader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/reader/Reader.java
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ else if (sToken.charAt(1) == '\\') {
             rdr.next();
             return read_char(token);
         }
+
         throw new ParseError(formatParseError(
                     token,
                     "Expected a valid reader macro '#{..}', '#(..)' or '#\\x'"));