diff --git a/src/replication.c b/src/replication.c
index 59e42e561..c25e7fa6f 100644
--- a/src/replication.c
+++ b/src/replication.c
@@ -1093,12 +1093,16 @@ void replicationCreateMasterClient(int fd, int dbid) {
 void restartAOF() {
     unsigned int tries, max_tries = 10;
     for (tries = 0; tries < max_tries; ++tries) {
-        if (tries) sleep(1);
         if (startAppendOnly() == C_OK) break;
-        serverLog(LL_WARNING,"Failed enabling the AOF after successful master synchronization! Trying it again in one second.");
+        serverLog(LL_WARNING,
+            "Failed enabling the AOF after successful master synchronization! "
+            "Trying it again in one second.");
+        sleep(1);
     }
     if (tries == max_tries) {
-        serverLog(LL_WARNING,"FATAL: this replica instance finished the synchronization with its master, but the AOF can't be turned on. Exiting now.");
+        serverLog(LL_WARNING,
+            "FATAL: this replica instance finished the synchronization with "
+            "its master, but the AOF can't be turned on. Exiting now.");
         exit(1);
     }
 }