diff --git a/uncrustify.cfg b/uncrustify.cfg
index ce11b98b9..5c2d31df1 100644
--- a/uncrustify.cfg
+++ b/uncrustify.cfg
@@ -46,34 +46,34 @@ mod_full_brace_if_chain		= true
 mod_full_brace_nl		= 3
 mod_full_paren_if_bool		= true
 
-sp_else_brace			= add
-sp_try_brace			= add
-sp_arith			= add
-sp_assign			= add
-sp_defined_paren		= ignore
-sp_pp_concat			= ignore
-sp_pp_stringify			= ignore
-sp_bool				= add
-sp_after_class_colon    	= add
+sp_else_brace				= force
+sp_try_brace				= force
+sp_arith					= force
+sp_assign					= force
+sp_defined_paren			= ignore
+sp_pp_concat				= ignore
+sp_pp_stringify				= ignore
+sp_bool						= force
+sp_after_class_colon    	= force
 sp_before_class_colon   	= remove
 sp_cmt_cpp_start			= add
 sp_cmt_cpp_doxygen			= true
 sp_angle_shift				= remove
 sp_permit_cpp11_shift		= true
-sp_before_sparen			= add
+sp_before_sparen			= force
 sp_after_operator			= remove
 sp_after_operator_sym		= remove
 
-sp_before_ptr_star			= add
-sp_before_byref				= add
+sp_before_ptr_star			= force
+sp_before_byref				= force
 sp_after_ptr_star			= remove
 sp_after_byref				= remove
-sp_before_unnamed_ptr_star	= add
-sp_before_unnamed_byref		= add
+sp_before_unnamed_ptr_star	= force
+sp_before_unnamed_byref		= force
 sp_after_ptr_star_func		= remove
 sp_after_byref_func			= remove
-sp_before_ptr_star_func		= add
-sp_before_byref_func		= add
+sp_before_ptr_star_func		= force
+sp_before_byref_func		= force
 
 eat_blanks_before_close_brace	= true