diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd28b36a86..0eb33cde50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
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+
 <!-- ![Concored-bft Logo](TBD) -->
 
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diff --git a/bftengine/src/bftengine/ReplicaImp.cpp b/bftengine/src/bftengine/ReplicaImp.cpp
index 7456c69b01..d7704f3c5a 100644
--- a/bftengine/src/bftengine/ReplicaImp.cpp
+++ b/bftengine/src/bftengine/ReplicaImp.cpp
@@ -198,12 +198,14 @@ void ReplicaImp::messageHandler(std::unique_ptr<MessageBase> msg) {
       return;
     }
   }
+
   if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, StateTransferMsg>) {
     if (validateMessage(trueTypeObj.get())) {
       onMessage<T>(std::move(trueTypeObj));
     }
     return;
   }
+
   if (!isCollectingState()) {
     // The message validation of few messages require time-consuming processes like
     // digest calculation, signature verification etc. Such messages are identified