diff --git a/app/models/ingredient_factory.rb b/app/models/ingredient_factory.rb
index 0b1f933..c933040 100644
--- a/app/models/ingredient_factory.rb
+++ b/app/models/ingredient_factory.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def get_ingredient_from_db_object(db_ingredient)
     @ingredients[db_ingredient.id]
   end
 
-  private:
+  private
   def construct_new_ingredient(db_ingredient)
     IngredientObject.new(db_ingredient.description, db_ingredient.quantity, 
                          db_ingredient.units)
diff --git a/app/models/recipe_factory.rb b/app/models/recipe_factory.rb
index 0e5e6cf..e313e34 100644
--- a/app/models/recipe_factory.rb
+++ b/app/models/recipe_factory.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def get_recipe_from_db_object(db_recipe)
     @recipes[db_recipe.id]
   end
 
-  private:
+  private
   def construct_new_recipe(db_recipe)
     step_maker = StepFactory.new
     ingred_maker = IngredientFactory.new
diff --git a/app/models/step_factory.rb b/app/models/step_factory.rb
index 463d6b7..55ffaee 100644
--- a/app/models/step_factory.rb
+++ b/app/models/step_factory.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def get_step_from_db_object(db_step)
     @steps[db_step.id]
   end
 
-  private:
+  private
   def construct_new_step(db_step)
     equipment = Set[]
     unless db_step.equipment.burner == 0