diff --git a/lib/salus/scanners/pattern_search.rb b/lib/salus/scanners/pattern_search.rb
index 340b5ae4..86f0a691 100644
--- a/lib/salus/scanners/pattern_search.rb
+++ b/lib/salus/scanners/pattern_search.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ def run
           match_exclude_directory_flags = flag_list(
             '--exclude-dirs', match['exclude_directory']
           )
-          match_exclude_extension_flags = extension_flag('--exclude-ext', match['exclude_extension'])
+          match_exclude_extension_flags = extension_flag('--exclude-ext', \
+                                                         match['exclude_extension'])
           match_include_extension_flags = extension_flag('--ext', match['include_extension'])
 
           command_string = [
@@ -114,9 +115,9 @@ def should_run?
     private
 
     def extension_flag(flag, file_extensions)
-      if file_extensions.nil? or flag.nil?
+      if file_extensions.nil? || flag.nil?
         nil
-      elsif file_extensions.empty? or flag.empty?
+      elsif file_extensions.empty? || flag.empty?
         ""
       else
         flag << '='
diff --git a/spec/lib/salus/scanners/pattern_search_spec.rb b/spec/lib/salus/scanners/pattern_search_spec.rb
index 355d8258..dadcc033 100644
--- a/spec/lib/salus/scanners/pattern_search_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/salus/scanners/pattern_search_spec.rb
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
           'matches' => [
             { regex: 'UN' },
             { 'regex' => 'lance', 'forbidden' => true },
-            { regex: 'fancy'}
+            { regex: 'fancy' }
           ],
           'include_extension' => ['md']
         }
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@
         config = {
           'matches' => [
             { 'regex' => 'fancy', 'include_extension' => ['md']  },
-            { 'regex' => 'lance', 'forbidden' => true, 'exclude_extension' => ['txt'], 'include_extension' => ['md'] }
+            { 'regex' => 'lance', 'forbidden' => true, 'exclude_extension' => ['txt'], \
+              'include_extension' => ['md'] }
           ]
         }
 
@@ -272,8 +273,9 @@
         repo = Salus::Repo.new('spec/fixtures/pattern_search')
         config = {
           'matches' => [
-            { 'regex' => 'fancy', 'include_extension' => ['md'], 'exclude_extension' => ['md']  },
-            { 'regex' => 'lance', 'forbidden' => true, 'exclude_extension' => ['txt'], 'include_extension' => ['md'] }
+            { 'regex' => 'fancy', 'include_extension' => ['md'], 'exclude_extension' => ['md'] },
+            { 'regex' => 'lance', 'forbidden' => true, 'exclude_extension' => ['txt'], \
+              'include_extension' => ['md'] }
           ]
         }
 
@@ -289,7 +291,7 @@
         repo = Salus::Repo.new('spec/fixtures/pattern_search')
         config = {
           'matches' => [
-            { 'regex' => 'fancy', 'include_extension' => ['md']  },
+            { 'regex' => 'fancy', 'include_extension' => ['md'] },
             { 'regex' => 'lance', 'forbidden' => true, 'include_extension' => ['md'] }
           ],
           'exclude_extension' => %w[txt md]