diff --git a/scripts/check_style.sh b/scripts/check_style.sh
index 0f9a8096e..4e56143fa 100755
--- a/scripts/check_style.sh
+++ b/scripts/check_style.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 REPO_ROOT="$(dirname "$0")"/..
 cd $REPO_ROOT
 
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+WHITESPACE=$(git grep -n -I -E "^.*[[:space:]]+$" | grep -v "test/libsolidity/ASTJSON\|test/libsolidity/ASTRecoveryTests\|test/compilationTests/zeppelin/LICENSE\|test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_constructor/output")
 
 if [[ "$WHITESPACE" != "" ]]
 then
diff --git a/test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_constructor/args b/test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_constructor/args
index bd7064049..c5786054e 100644
--- a/test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_constructor/args
+++ b/test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_constructor/args
@@ -1 +1 @@
---error-recovery --ast  --hashes
+--error-recovery --ast-json  --hashes
diff --git a/test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_constructor/output b/test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_constructor/output
index 98a17ceaf..a35fe35e1 100644
--- a/test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_constructor/output
+++ b/test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_constructor/output
@@ -1,34 +1,244 @@
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-    ParameterList
-       Source: "()"
-    ParameterList
-       Source: ""
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-    ParameterList
-       Source: "(uint)"
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-           Source: "uint"
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-      Return
-         Source: "return 5"
-        Literal, token: [no token] value: 5
-           Type: int_const 5
-           Source: "5"
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