diff --git a/Adapter.hh b/Adapter.hh
index 31eca44..d136f25 100644
--- a/Adapter.hh
+++ b/Adapter.hh
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ namespace pEp {
 
         template<class T = void>
         void startup(
-                messageToSend_t messageToSend,
-                notifyHandshake_t notifyHandshake,
-                T *obj = nullptr,
-                std::function< void (T *) > _startup = nullptr,
-                std::function< void (T *) > _shutdown = nullptr
-            );
+            messageToSend_t messageToSend,
+            notifyHandshake_t notifyHandshake,
+            T *obj = nullptr,
+            std::function< void (T *) > _startup = nullptr,
+            std::function< void (T *) > _shutdown = nullptr
+        );
 
         // returns 'true' when called from the "sync" thread, 'false' otherwise.
         bool on_sync_thread();
diff --git a/Adapter.hxx b/Adapter.hxx
index f8ab868..32af595 100644
--- a/Adapter.hxx
+++ b/Adapter.hxx
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ namespace pEp {
         static std::exception_ptr _ex;
         static bool register_done = false;
 
-        template< class T > void sync_thread(T *obj, function< void(T *) > _startup, function< void(T *) > _shutdown)
+        template< class T >
+        void sync_thread(T *obj, function< void(T *) > _startup, function< void(T *) > _shutdown)
         {
             _ex = nullptr;
             assert(_messageToSend);
@@ -59,13 +60,13 @@ namespace pEp {
                 _shutdown(obj);
         }
 
-        template< class T > void startup(
+        template< class T >
+        void startup(
             messageToSend_t messageToSend,
             notifyHandshake_t notifyHandshake,
             T *obj,
             function< void(T *) > _startup,
-            function< void(T *) > _shutdown
-        )
+            function< void(T *) > _shutdown)
         {
             if (messageToSend)
                 _messageToSend = messageToSend;