diff --git a/etc/ide-settings/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/etc/ide-settings/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index d6074ef9e2..c3dfd6f952 100644
--- a/etc/ide-settings/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/etc/ide-settings/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_after_annotation_on_type=insert
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_after_label=do not insert
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_after_opening_brace_in_array_initializer=do not insert
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_at_end_of_file_if_missing=do not insert
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_before_catch_in_try_statement=insert
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_before_catch_in_try_statement=do not insert
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_before_closing_brace_in_array_initializer=do not insert
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_before_else_in_if_statement=insert
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_before_finally_in_try_statement=insert
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_before_while_in_do_statement=insert
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_before_else_in_if_statement=do not insert
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_before_finally_in_try_statement=do not insert
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_before_while_in_do_statement=do not insert
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_in_empty_annotation_declaration=insert
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_in_empty_anonymous_type_declaration=insert
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_in_empty_block=insert