diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.h b/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.h
index aba6002..523f5e6 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.h
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.h
@@ -128,9 +128,11 @@ NSCoding, NSCopying>
 @property (readonly, nonatomic, strong) NSError *error;
 
 /**
- The flag to determine if the connection should accept an invalid SSL certificate. If `_AFNETWORKING_ALLOW_INVALID_SSL_CERTIFICATES_` is set, this property defaults to YES for backwards compatibility support. Otherwise, this property defaults to NO.
+ Whether the connection should accept an invalid SSL certificate.
+ 
+ If `_AFNETWORKING_ALLOW_INVALID_SSL_CERTIFICATES_` is set, this property defaults to `YES` for backwards compatibility. Otherwise, this property defaults to `NO`.
  */
-@property (nonatomic,assign) BOOL allowInvalidSSLCertificate;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL allowInvalidSSLCertificate;
 
 ///----------------------------
 /// @name Getting Response Data
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.m b/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.m
index 82ca163..395cd1a 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.m
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ static inline BOOL AFStateTransitionIsValid(AFOperationState fromState, AFOperat
     self.outputStream = [NSOutputStream outputStreamToMemory];
     
     self.state = AFOperationReadyState;
-    
-    //This ifdef has been added for backwards compatibility purposes
+
+    // #ifdef included for backwards-compatibility 
 #ifdef _AFNETWORKING_ALLOW_INVALID_SSL_CERTIFICATES_
     self.allowInvalidSSLCertificate = YES;
 #endif
@@ -611,11 +611,10 @@ willSendRequestForAuthenticationChallenge:(NSURLAuthenticationChallenge *)challe
                 break;
             }
             case AFSSLPinningModeNone: {
-                if(self.allowInvalidSSLCertificate == YES){
+                if (self.allowInvalidSSLCertificate){
                     NSURLCredential *credential = [NSURLCredential credentialForTrust:serverTrust];
                     [[challenge sender] useCredential:credential forAuthenticationChallenge:challenge];
-                }
-                else {
+                } else {
                     SecTrustResultType result = 0;
                     OSStatus status = SecTrustEvaluate(serverTrust, &result);
                     NSAssert(status == errSecSuccess, @"SecTrustEvaluate error: %ld", (long int)status);
@@ -656,13 +655,12 @@ canAuthenticateAgainstProtectionSpace:(NSURLProtectionSpace *)protectionSpace
 didReceiveAuthenticationChallenge:(NSURLAuthenticationChallenge *)challenge
 {
 
-    if(self.allowInvalidSSLCertificate == YES
+    if (self.allowInvalidSSLCertificate
        && [challenge.protectionSpace.authenticationMethod isEqualToString:NSURLAuthenticationMethodServerTrust]) {
         [challenge.sender useCredential:[NSURLCredential credentialForTrust:challenge.protectionSpace.serverTrust] forAuthenticationChallenge:challenge];
         return;
     }
 
-
     if (self.authenticationChallenge) {
         self.authenticationChallenge(connection, challenge);
     } else {