diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Firebird.php b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Firebird.php
index 48a6857a5..64d17ead3 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Firebird.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Firebird.php
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class Doctrine_DataDict_Firebird extends Doctrine_DataDict
      */
     public function getCharsetFieldDeclaration($charset)
     {
-        return 'CHARACTER SET '.$charset;
+        return 'CHARACTER SET ' . $charset;
     }
     /**
      * Obtain DBMS specific SQL code portion needed to set the COLLATION
@@ -211,6 +211,6 @@ class Doctrine_DataDict_Firebird extends Doctrine_DataDict
      */
     public function getCollationFieldDeclaration($collation)
     {
-        return 'COLLATE '.$collation;
+        return 'COLLATE ' . $collation;
     }
 }