diff --git a/lib/datastore.js b/lib/datastore.js
index 4b978ad3..f972cf61 100755
--- a/lib/datastore.js
+++ b/lib/datastore.js
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ Datastore.prototype.getCandidates = function (query, dontExpireStaleDocs, callba
     docs.forEach(function (doc) {
       var valid = true;
       ttlIndexesFieldNames.forEach(function (i) {
-        if (doc[i] !== undefined && util.isDate(doc[i]) && Date.now() > doc[i].getTime() + self.ttlIndexes[i] * 1000) {
+        if (doc[i] !== undefined && util.isDate(doc[i]) && Date.now() > doc[i].getTime() + self.ttlIndexes[i] * 1000) {
           valid = false;
         }
       });