diff --git a/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceSuite.java b/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceSuite.java
index 6153dca38..f4efbd374 100644
--- a/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceSuite.java
+++ b/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceSuite.java
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ public void patchSubmodelElements() {
 		Submodel patchedSubmodel = submodelService.getSubmodel();
 
 		assertEquals(submodel.getSubmodelElements().size(), patchedSubmodel.getSubmodelElements().size());
-		assertEquals(submodelElementsPatch, patchedSubmodel.getSubmodelElements()); 
+		assertEquals(submodelElementsPatch, patchedSubmodel.getSubmodelElements());
 	}
 
 	protected Submodel buildDummySubmodelWithSmElement(String id, List<SubmodelElement> submodelElements) {