diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/reader/OMReader.cc b/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/reader/OMReader.cc
index e1c82039..6e6eb4a0 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/reader/OMReader.cc
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/reader/OMReader.cc
@@ -562,7 +562,6 @@ bool _OMReader_::read_binary_face_chunk(std::istream &_is, BaseImporter &_bi, Op
       {
         Chunk::PropertyName property_type;
         bytes_ += restore(_is, property_type, _swap);
-
         add_generic_property(property_type, _bi);
       }
 
@@ -738,7 +737,6 @@ bool _OMReader_::read_binary_mesh_chunk(std::istream &_is, BaseImporter &_bi, Op
       {
         Chunk::PropertyName property_type;
         bytes_ += restore(_is, property_type, _swap);
-
         add_generic_property(property_type, _bi);
       }
 
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/writer/OMWriter.cc b/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/writer/OMWriter.cc
index 32c23163..c77a7e23 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/writer/OMWriter.cc
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/writer/OMWriter.cc
@@ -620,8 +620,7 @@ size_t _OMWriter_::store_binary_custom_chunk(std::ostream& _os,
   // 2. property name
   bytes += store( _os, OMFormat::Chunk::PropertyName(_bp.name()), _swap );
 
-  // 3. data type
-
+  // 3. data type needed to add property automatically, supported by version 2.1 or later
   if(_OMWriter_::version_ > OMFormat::mk_version(2,1))
   {
     OMFormat::Chunk::PropertyName type = OMFormat::Chunk::PropertyName(_bp.get_storage_name());
diff --git a/src/Unittests/unittests_read_write_OM.cc b/src/Unittests/unittests_read_write_OM.cc
index bdd449ae..37dbb120 100644
--- a/src/Unittests/unittests_read_write_OM.cc
+++ b/src/Unittests/unittests_read_write_OM.cc
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ void do_all_property_types(MeshT& _mesh, PropertyAction action)
 //  do_property<MeshT, HandleT, bool>                (_mesh, action);
 //  do_property<MeshT, HandleT, std::vector<int>>    (_mesh, action);
 //  do_property<MeshT, HandleT, std::vector<double>> (_mesh, action);
-//   do_property<MeshT, HandleT, std::vector<float>>  (_mesh, action);
+//  do_property<MeshT, HandleT, std::vector<float>>  (_mesh, action);
 //  do_property<MeshT, HandleT, std::vector<char>>   (_mesh, action);
 //  do_property<MeshT, HandleT, std::vector<bool>>   (_mesh, action);
     do_all_property_types_vec_all_dim<MeshT, HandleT>(_mesh, action);