diff --git a/local/qeupgradehelper/locallib.php b/local/qeupgradehelper/locallib.php
index 8cba61c2a05bb..ad4bbc48e1beb 100755
--- a/local/qeupgradehelper/locallib.php
+++ b/local/qeupgradehelper/locallib.php
@@ -540,14 +540,19 @@ function local_qeupgradehelper_format_var($name, $var) {
     $out = preg_replace('/=> \n\s*/', '=> ', $out);
     $out = str_replace(')),', '),', $out);
     $out = str_replace('))', ')', $out);
-    $out = preg_replace('/\n         (?! )/', "\n                        ", $out);
-    $out = preg_replace('/\n       (?! )/',   "\n                        ", $out);
-    $out = preg_replace('/\n      (?! )/',    "\n                    ", $out);
-    $out = preg_replace('/\n     (?! )/',     "\n                ", $out);
-    $out = preg_replace('/\n    (?! )/',      "\n                ", $out);
-    $out = preg_replace('/\n   (?! )/',       "\n            ", $out);
-    $out = preg_replace('/\n  (?! )/',        "\n            ", $out);
-    $out = preg_replace('/\n(?! )/',          "\n        ", $out);
+    $out = preg_replace('/\n               (?! )/', "\n                                    ", $out);
+    $out = preg_replace('/\n            (?! )/',    "\n                                ", $out);
+    $out = preg_replace('/\n           (?! )/',     "\n                            ", $out);
+    $out = preg_replace('/\n          (?! )/',      "\n                            ", $out);
+    $out = preg_replace('/\n         (?! )/',       "\n                        ", $out);
+    $out = preg_replace('/\n        (?! )/',        "\n                        ", $out);
+    $out = preg_replace('/\n       (?! )/',         "\n                        ", $out);
+    $out = preg_replace('/\n      (?! )/',          "\n                    ", $out);
+    $out = preg_replace('/\n     (?! )/',           "\n                ", $out);
+    $out = preg_replace('/\n    (?! )/',            "\n                ", $out);
+    $out = preg_replace('/\n   (?! )/',             "\n            ", $out);
+    $out = preg_replace('/\n  (?! )/',              "\n            ", $out);
+    $out = preg_replace('/\n(?! )/',                "\n        ", $out);
     $out = preg_replace('/\bNULL\b/', 'null', $out);
     return "        $name = $out;\n";
 }