diff --git a/libs/plugins/modifier.escape.php b/libs/plugins/modifier.escape.php
index df4aa036..1731c3c9 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/modifier.escape.php
+++ b/libs/plugins/modifier.escape.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * @param string  $string        input string
  * @param string  $esc_type      escape type
  * @param string  $char_set      character set, used for htmlspecialchars() or htmlentities()
- * @param boolean $double_encode encode already encoded entitites again, used for htmlspecialchars() or htmlentities()
+ * @param boolean $double_encode encode already encoded entities again, used for htmlspecialchars() or htmlentities()
  *
  * @return string escaped input string
  */
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ function smarty_modifier_escape($string, $esc_type = 'html', $char_set = null, $
 {
     static $is_loaded_1 = false;
     static $is_loaded_2 = false;
+
     if (!$char_set) {
         $char_set = Smarty::$_CHARSET;
     }
-
     $string = (string)$string;
 
     switch ($esc_type) {