diff --git a/src/usr/local/bin/validate_workflow.sh b/src/usr/local/bin/validate_workflow.sh
index 65d18675918da6d7c6f1313c951ec75a88917234..1ff193e1f89dcec91033bdea5fbdd833e69f56f7 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/bin/validate_workflow.sh
+++ b/src/usr/local/bin/validate_workflow.sh
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ exec_cmd() {
     touch "${log}"
     chmod o+w "${log}"
     debug "scan_file, calling cmd='${cmd}'"
-        eval "${cmd} >>\"${log}\" 2>&1"
+    eval "${cmd} >>\"${log}\" 2>&1"
     local is_valid=$?
     check_argument_notempty "${is_valid}"
     stop_t=$(date +"%s")