diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/style/StyleParser.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/style/StyleParser.java
index c50fea6..7ccf724 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/style/StyleParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/style/StyleParser.java
@@ -207,8 +207,11 @@ public class StyleParser extends Parser {
             
             // Apply properties to body
             if (!props.isEmpty()) {
-	            buf.append(sIndent)
-	               .append("body {").append(props.toString()).append("}").append(config.prettyPrint() ? "\n" : " ");
+	            buf.append(sIndent);
+	            buf.append("body {");
+	            buf.append(props.toString());
+	            buf.append("}");
+	            buf.append(config.prettyPrint() ? "\n" : " ");
             }
         }
     }