diff --git a/lib/nvt_socket.c b/lib/nvt_socket.c
index 08b1b44..8ea182a 100644
--- a/lib/nvt_socket.c
+++ b/lib/nvt_socket.c
@@ -25,52 +25,59 @@ typedef struct {
 } sa_t;
 
 
-static int _sa_host_lookup(sa_t * sa, const char *host, const char *port)
+static int _sa_host_lookup(sa_t *sa, const char *host, const char *port)
 {
     struct addrinfo hint, *adrinf = NULL, *p;
-    int ret = -1;
+    int             ret = -1;
 
     memset(&hint, 0, sizeof(struct addrinfo));
 
-    if(getaddrinfo(host, port, &hint, &adrinf) != 0) {
+    if (getaddrinfo(host, port, &hint, &adrinf) != 0)
+    {
         nvt_log(LOG_ERR, "Cannot resolve host name: %m\n");
         return -1;
     }
 
     // Priority is given to the use of IPv4
     // This code must be modified if the preffered protocol is changed or varied.
-    for(p = adrinf; p; p = p->ai_next) {
-        if(p->ai_family == AF_INET) {
+    for (p = adrinf; p; p = p->ai_next)
+    {
+        if (p->ai_family == AF_INET)
+        {
             sa->slen = sizeof(sa->ipv4);
             memcpy(&sa->ipv4, p->ai_addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
             ret = 0;
             goto exit_host_lookup;
         }
     }
-    for(p = adrinf; p; p = p->ai_next) {
-        if(p->ai_family == AF_INET6) {
+    for (p = adrinf; p; p = p->ai_next)
+    {
+        if (p->ai_family == AF_INET6)
+        {
             sa->slen = sizeof(sa->ipv6);
             memcpy(&sa->ipv6, p->ai_addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6));
             ret = 0;
             goto exit_host_lookup;
         }
     }
-exit_host_lookup:
+  exit_host_lookup:
     freeaddrinfo(adrinf);
     return ret;
 }
 
-static int _sa_addr_parse(sa_t * sa, const char *addr)
+static int _sa_addr_parse(sa_t *sa, const char *addr)
 {
-    ssize_t host_len;
-    char host[64];
-    const char *port;
+    ssize_t         host_len;
+    char            host[64];
+    const char     *port;
 
     memset(sa, 0, sizeof(sa_t));
 
-    if (strncmp(addr, "unix:", 5) == 0) { // case of unix domain sockets ...
-        addr += 5; // skip "unix:" prefix
-        if(strlen(addr) > sizeof(sa->un.sun_path) - 1) {
+    if (strncmp(addr, "unix:", 5) == 0)
+    {                           // case of unix domain sockets ...
+        addr += 5;              // skip "unix:" prefix
+        if (strlen(addr) > sizeof(sa->un.sun_path) - 1)
+        {
             nvt_log(LOG_ERR, "UNIX domain socket path is too long.\n");
             return -1;
         }
@@ -81,28 +88,35 @@ static int _sa_addr_parse(sa_t * sa, const char *addr)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if(!(port = strrchr(addr, ':'))) {
+    if (!(port = strrchr(addr, ':')))
+    {
         nvt_log(LOG_ERR, "bad server address format.\n");
         return -1;
     }
     host_len = (port++) - addr;
     // *port indicates the last ':', its next is 1st char of the port number
-    if(host_len >= 2 && addr[0] == '[' && addr[host_len-1] == ']') {
+    if (host_len >= 2 && addr[0] == '[' && addr[host_len - 1] == ']')
+    {
         // IPv6 addresses are enclosed in pair of square brackets.
         addr += 1;
         host_len -= 2;
-    } else {
-        if(strchr(addr, ':') != port-1) {
-            nvt_log(LOG_ERR, "addresses containing colons must be enclosed in square brackets.\n");
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if (strchr(addr, ':') != port - 1)
+        {
+            nvt_log(LOG_ERR,
+                    "addresses containing colons must be enclosed in square brackets.\n");
             return -1;
         }
     }
-    if((ssize_t)sizeof(host) <= host_len) {
+    if ((ssize_t) sizeof(host) <= host_len)
+    {
         nvt_log(LOG_ERR, "host name is too long.\n");
         return -1;
     }
     strncpy(host, addr, host_len);
-    host[host_len] = '\0'; // strncpy doesn't add null char
+    host[host_len] = '\0';      // strncpy doesn't add null char
 
     if (_sa_host_lookup(sa, host, port) != 0)
         return -1;