Index: trunk/quest-core-tasktrees/src/main/java/de/ugoe/cs/quest/tasktrees/treeimpl/TaskTreeNodeImpl.java
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--- trunk/quest-core-tasktrees/src/main/java/de/ugoe/cs/quest/tasktrees/treeimpl/TaskTreeNodeImpl.java	(revision 464)
+++ trunk/quest-core-tasktrees/src/main/java/de/ugoe/cs/quest/tasktrees/treeimpl/TaskTreeNodeImpl.java	(revision 465)
@@ -171,12 +171,10 @@
         return true;
       }
-      
-      if (((other.mChildren == null) && (mChildren != null)) ||
-          ((other.mChildren != null) && (mChildren == null)))
+      else if (((other.mChildren == null) && (mChildren != null)) ||
+               ((other.mChildren != null) && (mChildren == null)))
       {
         return false;
       }
-      
-      if (other.mChildren.size() != mChildren.size())
+      else if (other.mChildren.size() != mChildren.size())
       {
         return false;