diff --git a/matlab/tests/test_requestnames.m b/matlab/tests/test_requestnames.m
index 33a4fbe6ecc48aa0cac4039acba7007d1b7b2019..f75ea3e1f9124bff92b5b47d4e7ad5751ed81158 100644
--- a/matlab/tests/test_requestnames.m
+++ b/matlab/tests/test_requestnames.m
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ testCase.assertTrue(ischar(request));
 % gdat call
 gdat_call = sprintf(['gdat_' lower(testCase.Machine) '(%s,''%s'')'],shot,request);
 do_gdat_call = 1;
+
 switch request
  case 'eqdsk'
   % avoid writing files in /tmp, may not be allowed