diff --git a/app/xml_cdr/xml_cdr_statistics_inc.php b/app/xml_cdr/xml_cdr_statistics_inc.php
index 7b79cda488..fc3446ae3b 100644
--- a/app/xml_cdr/xml_cdr_statistics_inc.php
+++ b/app/xml_cdr/xml_cdr_statistics_inc.php
@@ -23,16 +23,20 @@
 	Contributor(s):
 	Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
 */
-require_once "root.php";
-require_once "resources/require.php";
-require_once "resources/check_auth.php";
-if (permission_exists('xml_cdr_view')) {
-	//access granted
-}
-else {
-	echo "access denied";
-	exit;
-}
+
+//includes
+	require_once "root.php";
+	require_once "resources/require.php";
+	require_once "resources/check_auth.php";
+
+//check permissions
+	if (permission_exists('xml_cdr_view')) {
+		//access granted
+	}
+	else {
+		echo "access denied";
+		exit;
+	}
 
 /*//show all call detail records to admin and superadmin. for everyone else show only the call details for extensions assigned to them
 	if (!if_group("admin") && !if_group("superadmin")) {
@@ -395,4 +399,4 @@ else {
 		if ($x == $hours) { break; }
 		$x++;
 	}
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>