diff --git a/basyx.submodelrepository/basyx.submodelrepository-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelrepository/client/ConnectedSubmodelRepository.java b/basyx.submodelrepository/basyx.submodelrepository-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelrepository/client/ConnectedSubmodelRepository.java
index 52467a92f..1c052a82b 100644
--- a/basyx.submodelrepository/basyx.submodelrepository-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelrepository/client/ConnectedSubmodelRepository.java
+++ b/basyx.submodelrepository/basyx.submodelrepository-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelrepository/client/ConnectedSubmodelRepository.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public Submodel getSubmodelByIdMetadata(String submodelId) throws ElementDoesNot
 		try {
 			return repoApi.getSubmodelById(submodelId, null, null);
 		} catch (ApiException e) {
-			throw mapExceptionSubmodelAccess(submodelId, e);
+			throw mapExceptionSubmodelAccess(submodelId, e); 
 		}
 	}