diff --git a/src/bias/MetaD.cpp b/src/bias/MetaD.cpp
index 2afe213ab20974b5dd44af1ecdee94fedef65d9b..db1aa821bebf4a450552747af04b94011179a84b 100644
--- a/src/bias/MetaD.cpp
+++ b/src/bias/MetaD.cpp
@@ -2010,6 +2010,7 @@ void MetaD::updateFrequencyAdaptiveStride() {
     current_stride=fa_max_stride_;
   }
   getPntrToComponent("pace")->set(current_stride);
+}
 
 bool MetaD::checkNeedsGradients()const
 {