diff --git a/xCAT-test/xcattest b/xCAT-test/xcattest
index e26230cef..7e35a5149 100755
--- a/xCAT-test/xcattest
+++ b/xCAT-test/xcattest
@@ -216,8 +216,7 @@ sub include_file
     unless ($file =~ /^\//) {
         $file = $idir . "/" . $file;
     }
-    open(INCLUDE, $file) || \
-      return "#INCLUDEBAD:cannot open $file#";
+    open(INCLUDE, $file) || return "#INCLUDEBAD:cannot open $file#";
     while (<INCLUDE>) {
         chomp($_);
         s/\s+$//;    #remove trailing spaces