diff --git a/orcid-pub-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/api/filters/ApiRateLimitFilter.java b/orcid-pub-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/api/filters/ApiRateLimitFilter.java
index d8c902cddc..e2f9aae1dd 100644
--- a/orcid-pub-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/api/filters/ApiRateLimitFilter.java
+++ b/orcid-pub-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/api/filters/ApiRateLimitFilter.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ protected void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest httpServletRequest, HttpServl
             String clientId = null;
             if (tokenValue != null) {
                 try {
-                    clientId =  orcidTokenStore.readClientId(tokenValue);
+                    clientId = orcidTokenStore.readClientId(tokenValue);
                 } catch (Exception ex) {
                     LOG.error("Exception when trying to get the client id from token value, ignoring and treating as anonymous client", ex);
                 }