diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/TimedSemaphore.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/TimedSemaphore.java
index 93b1fa385..d768bfdc9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/TimedSemaphore.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/TimedSemaphore.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
  *                 semaphore.acquire();   // limit database load
  *                 performQuery();        // issue a query
  *             }
- *         } catch(InterruptedException) {
+ *         } catch (InterruptedException) {
  *             // fall through
  *         }
  *     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityUnescaper.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityUnescaper.java
index a238c9d43..59fb0de96 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityUnescaper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityUnescaper.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class NumericEntityUnescaper extends CharSequenceTranslator {
                 } else {
                     entityValue = Integer.parseInt(input.subSequence(start, end).toString(), 10);
                 }
-            } catch(final NumberFormatException nfe) {
+            } catch (final NumberFormatException nfe) {
                 return 0;
             }