Always use blocks.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/ColognePhonetic.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/ColognePhonetic.java
index a7b0302..ff78a32 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/ColognePhonetic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/ColognePhonetic.java
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
                 }
             } else if (arrayContains(DTX, chr)) {
                 output.put('8');
-            } else
+            } else {
                 switch (chr) {
                 case 'R':
                     output.put('7');
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@
                 default:
                     break;
                 }
+            }
 
             lastChar = chr;
         }