diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php b/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php
index 0d8a7e17..6e41c3b7 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@ abstract class AbstractPart
                     $element->setChangeInfo($type, $author, $date);
                 }
             }
-        } elseif ($node->nodeName=='w:softHyphen') {
-            $element=$parent->addText("\u{200c}", $fontStyle, $paragraphStyle);
+        } elseif ($node->nodeName == 'w:softHyphen') {
+            $element = $parent->addText("\u{200c}", $fontStyle, $paragraphStyle);
         }
     }