diff --git a/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle.xml
index cf551d9..4932a91 100644
--- a/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     	<property name="file" value="suppressions.xml"/>
 	</module>
 	<!-- CheckStyle settings -->
-
 	<module name="TreeWalker">
         <!-- 1. camelCase for identifiers -->
 		<module name="LocalVariableName">
@@ -84,13 +83,13 @@
 			where applicable. -->
 			<property name="processJavadoc" value="true"/>
 		</module>
+		<!-- 11. Prevent invalid JavaDoc strings from passing CI --> 
+		<module name="JavadocStyle"/>
 	</module>
-
-	<!-- 11. File tabs/spaces: require no raw tabs etc -->
+	<!-- 12. File tabs/spaces: require no raw tabs etc -->
 	<module name="FileTabCharacter">
         <property name="severity" value="warning" />
 		<property name="eachLine" value="true"/>
 	</module>
-
-
+	
 </module>