diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/Log/MatLab.cpp b/trick_source/data_products/Log/MatLab.cpp
index c7e749a4..8c8c8f8c 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/Log/MatLab.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/Log/MatLab.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ MatLab::MatLab(char * file_name, char * param_name, char * time_name) {
             swap_ = 0;
         } else if (magic == 0x494d) {
             swap_ = 1;
-        } 
+        }
 
         param_found = time_found = false;
         while ( (!param_found || !time_found) && !feof(fp_)) {
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/Log/MatLab4.cpp b/trick_source/data_products/Log/MatLab4.cpp
index 672e2f01..e5f9bc5d 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/Log/MatLab4.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/Log/MatLab4.cpp
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ int MatLab4LocateParam( char *file_name , char *param_name , char *time_name ) {
                                 break ;
                         default :
                                 std::cerr << "Matlab4 " << __FUNCTION__ << "ERROR: invalid matrix size" << std::endl;
-                                size = -1; 
+                                size = -1 ; 
+                                break ;
                 }
 
                 fread( &row , 4 , 1 , fp ) ;