diff --git a/vassal-app/src/main/java/VASSAL/counters/PlaceMarker.java b/vassal-app/src/main/java/VASSAL/counters/PlaceMarker.java
index ced3d24bb2..477f41ff43 100644
--- a/vassal-app/src/main/java/VASSAL/counters/PlaceMarker.java
+++ b/vassal-app/src/main/java/VASSAL/counters/PlaceMarker.java
@@ -241,61 +241,61 @@ protected Command placeMarker(boolean clearParentId) {
               !Boolean.TRUE.equals(marker.getProperty(Properties.NO_STACK)) &&
               !Boolean.TRUE.equals(outer.getProperty(Properties.NO_STACK)) &&
               m.getPieceCollection().canMerge(outer, marker)) {
-        GamePiece target = outer;
-        int index = -1;
-        Stack parent = getParent();
-
-        if (parent == null) {
-          // we're not in a stack now, but we will be _after_ the merge
-          if (placement == STACK_BOTTOM || placement == BELOW) {
-            index = 0;
-          }
+      GamePiece target = outer;
+      int index = -1;
+      Stack parent = getParent();
+
+      if (parent == null) {
+        // we're not in a stack now, but we will be _after_ the merge
+        if (placement == STACK_BOTTOM || placement == BELOW) {
+          index = 0;
         }
-        else {
-          // we're in a stack already
-          switch (placement) {
-            case STACK_TOP:
-              target = parent;
-              break;
-            case STACK_BOTTOM:
-              index = 0;
-              break;
-            case ABOVE:
-              break;
-            case BELOW:
-              index = parent.indexOf(outer);
-          }
+      }
+      else {
+        // we're in a stack already
+        switch (placement) {
+          case STACK_TOP:
+            target = parent;
+            break;
+          case STACK_BOTTOM:
+            index = 0;
+            break;
+          case ABOVE:
+            break;
+          case BELOW:
+            index = parent.indexOf(outer);
         }
+      }
 
-        c = m.getStackMetrics().merge(target, marker);
+      c = m.getStackMetrics().merge(target, marker);
 
-        if (index >= 0) {
-          // we need to adjust the marker's position in the Stack
-          if (parent == null) {
-            // get the newly formed Stack if there hadn't been one before
-            parent = target.getParent();
-          }
-          final ChangeTracker ct = new ChangeTracker(parent);
-          parent.insert(marker, index);
-          c = c.append(ct.getChangeCommand());
+      if (index >= 0) {
+        // we need to adjust the marker's position in the Stack
+        if (parent == null) {
+          // get the newly formed Stack if there hadn't been one before
+          parent = target.getParent();
         }
-
-        m.repaint();
+        final ChangeTracker ct = new ChangeTracker(parent);
+        parent.insert(marker, index);
+        c = c.append(ct.getChangeCommand());
       }
-      else if (xOffset == 0 && yOffset == 0 && m.getStackMetrics().isStackingEnabled() && !Boolean.TRUE.equals(marker.getProperty(Properties.NO_STACK))) {
-        c = m.placeOrMerge(marker, p);
-        final Stack parent = marker.getParent();
-        if ((parent != null) && (parent.pieceCount > 1)) {
-          if ((placement == STACK_BOTTOM) || (placement == BELOW)) {
-            final ChangeTracker ct = new ChangeTracker(parent);
-            parent.insert(marker, 0);
-            c = c.append(ct.getChangeCommand());
-          }
+
+      m.repaint();
+    }
+    else if (xOffset == 0 && yOffset == 0 && m.getStackMetrics().isStackingEnabled() && !Boolean.TRUE.equals(marker.getProperty(Properties.NO_STACK))) {
+      c = m.placeOrMerge(marker, p);
+      final Stack parent = marker.getParent();
+      if ((parent != null) && (parent.pieceCount > 1)) {
+        if ((placement == STACK_BOTTOM) || (placement == BELOW)) {
+          final ChangeTracker ct = new ChangeTracker(parent);
+          parent.insert(marker, 0);
+          c = c.append(ct.getChangeCommand());
         }
       }
-      else {
-        c = m.placeAt(marker, p);
-      }
+    }
+    else {
+      c = m.placeAt(marker, p);
+    }
 
     // Set Our ParentID into the markers parent UniqueID. May have been called by Replace, in which case we do not set a parent Id as the parent will be deleted
     if (!clearParentId) {