diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/cvspass.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/cvspass.xml
index 690dfcfdf..0e102f512 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/cvspass.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/cvspass.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   <target name="test2">
     <cvspass
       cvsroot=":pserver:anoncvs@jakarta.apache.org:/home/cvspublic"
-      passfile="testpassfile.tmp"%/>
+      passfile="testpassfile.tmp"/>
   </target>
 
   <!-- testPassFile -->
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/loadfile.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/loadfile.xml
index 92dfb53f4..55fdf9d26 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/loadfile.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/loadfile.xml
@@ -113,18 +113,18 @@ public class test1 {
     private static final String GREETING="*/Hello/*";
     private static final String GREETING1="/*Hello*/";
 
-    public static void main( String args[] ) {
+    public static void main(String args[]) {
     }
 }</echo>
       <echo file="nocomments.tmp">
 
 public class test1 {
-
+    
     int x = 1/2;
     private static final String GREETING="*/Hello/*";
     private static final String GREETING1="/*Hello*/";
 
-    public static void main( String args[] ) {
+    public static void main(String args[]) {
     }
 }</echo>
       <loadfile srcFile="loadfile1.tmp"
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/script.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/script.xml
index fef465fec..96ca4a47f 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/script.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/script.xml
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
 
     <script language="javascript"> <![CDATA[
 
-      for (i=1; i<=10; i++) {
+      for (i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
         echo = testproject.createTask("echo");
         setup1.addTask(echo);
-        echo.setMessage(i*i);
+        echo.setMessage(i * i);
       }
 
     ]]> </script>
diff --git a/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/rmic-test.xml b/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/rmic-test.xml
index 1f0e42d97..3a13b6ffb 100644
--- a/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/rmic-test.xml
+++ b/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/rmic-test.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ package org.example;
 import java.rmi.Remote;
 import java.rmi.RemoteException;
 public interface Foo extends Remote {
-    long bar() throws RemoteException ;
+    long bar() throws RemoteException;
 }]]></echo>
     <echo file="${input}/org/example/FooImpl.java"><![CDATA[
 package org.example;