diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/formatter/JetCodeStyleSettings.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/formatter/JetCodeStyleSettings.java
index e0a767b1bf3..60cc2c75c7d 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/formatter/JetCodeStyleSettings.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/formatter/JetCodeStyleSettings.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class JetCodeStyleSettings extends CustomCodeStyleSettings {
 
     public boolean SPACE_AROUND_RANGE = false;
 
-    public boolean SPACE_BEFORE_TYPE_COLON = true;
+    public boolean SPACE_BEFORE_TYPE_COLON = false;
     public boolean SPACE_AFTER_TYPE_COLON = true;
 
     public static JetCodeStyleSettings getInstance(Project project) {