diff --git a/src/frontend/subckt.c b/src/frontend/subckt.c
index 05a5c37c1..53fd1522b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/subckt.c
+++ b/src/frontend/subckt.c
@@ -1321,14 +1321,15 @@ finishLine(struct bxx_buffer *t, char *src, char *scname)
             src++;
         buf_end = src;
 
-        if ((which == 'v') || (which == 'V'))
+        if ((which == 'v') || (which == 'V')) {
             s = gettrans(buf, buf_end);
-        else
+        } else {
             s = NULL;
+        }
 
         if (s) {
             bxx_put_cstring(t, s);
-        } else {  /* just a normal netname . . . . */
+        } else {
             /*
               i(vname) -> i(v.subckt.vname)
               i(ename) -> i(e.subckt.ename)
@@ -1340,10 +1341,7 @@ finishLine(struct bxx_buffer *t, char *src, char *scname)
                  || buf[0] == 'b' || buf[0] == 'B')) {
                 bxx_putc(t, buf[0]);
                 bxx_putc(t, '.');
-                /*i = 1; */
-            } /* else {
-                 i = 0;
-                 } */
+            }
             bxx_put_cstring(t, scname);
             bxx_putc(t, '.');
             bxx_put_substring(t, buf, buf_end);
@@ -1358,8 +1356,8 @@ finishLine(struct bxx_buffer *t, char *src, char *scname)
             if (*src && *src != ')') {
                 for (buf = src; *src && !isspace_c(*src) && (*src != ')'); )
                     src++;
-                s = gettrans(buf, buf_end = src);
                 bxx_putc(t, ',');
+                s = gettrans(buf, buf_end = src);
                 if (s) {
                     bxx_put_cstring(t, s);
                 } else {