diff --git a/src/compiler/build_tables/build_lex_table.cc b/src/compiler/build_tables/build_lex_table.cc
index babb8098..31bc29ef 100644
--- a/src/compiler/build_tables/build_lex_table.cc
+++ b/src/compiler/build_tables/build_lex_table.cc
@@ -129,17 +129,19 @@ class LexTableBuilder {
           rule, });
   }
 
-  // TODO - remove this hack. right now, nested repeats cause
-  // item sets which are equivalent to appear unequal.
   rules::rule_ptr separator_rule() const {
     vector<rules::rule_ptr> separators;
     for (const auto &rule : lex_grammar.separators) {
+
+      // TODO - remove this hack. right now, nested repeats cause
+      // item sets which are equivalent to appear unequal.
       auto repeat = dynamic_pointer_cast<const rules::Repeat>(rule);
       if (repeat.get())
         separators.push_back(repeat->content);
       else
         separators.push_back(rule);
     }
+    
     return rules::repeat(rules::choice(separators));
   }