diff --git a/Utilities/otbossim/src/ossim/support_data/ossimQuickbirdMetaData.cpp b/Utilities/otbossim/src/ossim/support_data/ossimQuickbirdMetaData.cpp
index d1bdbc46837ce388bc0b24ed2b38297c061a8bfb..639200f29b6a21e3a8efd40200ce7e3b5eeb4982 100644
--- a/Utilities/otbossim/src/ossim/support_data/ossimQuickbirdMetaData.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/otbossim/src/ossim/support_data/ossimQuickbirdMetaData.cpp
@@ -199,8 +199,11 @@ bool ossimQuickbirdMetaData::saveState(ossimKeywordlist& kwl,
    }
    else
    {
-    if (theAbsCalFactors.size() > 0) kwl.add(prefix, "absCalFactor", theAbsCalFactors[0], true);
-    }
+      kwl.add(prefix,
+              "absCalFactor",
+              theAbsCalFactors[0],
+              true);  	
+   }
 
    return true;
 }