diff --git a/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb b/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
index 11158eba6..52c2476ed 100644
--- a/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ class ProtocolsController < ApplicationController
         @json_object['steps']
       )
     end
-    
+
     @protocol = Protocol.new
     respond_to do |format|
       format.js {} # go to the js.erb file named the same as this controller,