diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-rewrite.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-rewrite.php
index 9da6376a5e..1773929e55 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-rewrite.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-rewrite.php
@@ -1806,6 +1806,7 @@ class WP_Rewrite {
 		$this->permalink_structure = get_option('permalink_structure');
 		$this->front = substr($this->permalink_structure, 0, strpos($this->permalink_structure, '%'));
 		$this->root = '';
+
 		if ( $this->using_index_permalinks() )
 			$this->root = $this->index . '/';
 
@@ -1843,6 +1844,7 @@ class WP_Rewrite {
 		if ( $permalink_structure != $this->permalink_structure ) {
 			$old_permalink_structure = $this->permalink_structure;
 			update_option('permalink_structure', $permalink_structure);
+
 			$this->init();
 
 			/**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 656b9c8703..23e2c6fa24 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34963';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34964';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.