diff --git a/pinot-common/pom.xml b/pinot-common/pom.xml
index 0cc99b9e46a9..7b44a94375bb 100644
--- a/pinot-common/pom.xml
+++ b/pinot-common/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration combine.children="override">
+        <configuration  combine.children="override">
           <forkCount>1</forkCount>
           <reuseForks>true</reuseForks>
           <properties>