diff --git a/Geo/MElement.cpp b/Geo/MElement.cpp
index 3150b52e676f3ff9ff4a09f33b48d51af96b5952..bad7035122383a1a7dff22d77084c63cb9485576 100644
--- a/Geo/MElement.cpp
+++ b/Geo/MElement.cpp
@@ -146,19 +146,19 @@ SPoint3 MElement::barycenter()
   return p;
 }
 
-double MElement::getVolume(){
+double MElement::getVolume()
+{
   int npts;
   IntPt *pts;
-  getIntegrationPoints(getDim()*(getPolynomialOrder()-1), &npts, &pts);
-  double vol;
-  for (int i=0;i<npts;i++){
-    vol += getJacobianDeterminant(pts[i].pt[0],pts[i].pt[1],pts[i].pt[2])
+  getIntegrationPoints(getDim() * (getPolynomialOrder() - 1), &npts, &pts);
+  double vol = 0.;
+  for (int i = 0; i < npts; i++){
+    vol += getJacobianDeterminant(pts[i].pt[0], pts[i].pt[1], pts[i].pt[2])
       * pts[i].weight;    
   }
   return vol;
 }
 
-
 int MElement::getVolumeSign()
 {
   double v = getVolume();