diff --git a/src/ast/ast.cpp b/src/ast/ast.cpp
index 97acbfd01..cf5e7af87 100644
--- a/src/ast/ast.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/ast.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 /*++
 Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation
 
@@ -1708,6 +1709,7 @@ ast * ast_manager::register_node_core(ast * n) {
 
     n->m_id = is_decl(n) ? m_decl_id_gen.mk() : m_expr_id_gen.mk();        
 
+
         //    TRACE(ast, tout << (s_count++) << " Object " << n->m_id << " was created.\n";);
     TRACE(mk_var_bug, tout << "mk_ast: " << n->m_id << "\n";);
     // increment reference counters