diff --git a/ale_linters/c/cquery.vim b/ale_linters/c/cquery.vim
index 225fda57..a20782a2 100644
--- a/ale_linters/c/cquery.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/c/cquery.vim
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ call ale#Set('c_cquery_cache_directory', expand('~/.cache/cquery'))
 
 function! ale_linters#c#cquery#GetProjectRoot(buffer) abort
     let l:project_root = ale#path#FindNearestFile(a:buffer, 'compile_commands.json')
+
     if empty(l:project_root)
         let l:project_root = ale#path#FindNearestFile(a:buffer, '.cquery')
     endif
+
     return !empty(l:project_root) ? fnamemodify(l:project_root, ':h') : ''
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/ale_linters/cpp/cquery.vim b/ale_linters/cpp/cquery.vim
index 7318da40..b1c81989 100644
--- a/ale_linters/cpp/cquery.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/cpp/cquery.vim
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ call ale#Set('cpp_cquery_cache_directory', expand('~/.cache/cquery'))
 
 function! ale_linters#cpp#cquery#GetProjectRoot(buffer) abort
     let l:project_root = ale#path#FindNearestFile(a:buffer, 'compile_commands.json')
+
     if empty(l:project_root)
         let l:project_root = ale#path#FindNearestFile(a:buffer, '.cquery')
     endif
+
     return !empty(l:project_root) ? fnamemodify(l:project_root, ':h') : ''
 endfunction