diff --git a/pear/DB.php b/pear/DB.php
index b5054971ba3..135349a52af 100644
--- a/pear/DB.php
+++ b/pear/DB.php
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ class DB_result
      */
     function fetchRow($fetchmode = DB_FETCHMODE_DEFAULT, $rownum=null)
     {
-        $res = $this->fetchInto ($arr, $fetchmode, $rownum);
+        $res = $this->fetchInto($arr, $fetchmode, $rownum);
         if ($res !== DB_OK) {
             return $res;
         }
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ class DB_result
      */
     function fetchInto(&$arr, $fetchmode = DB_FETCHMODE_DEFAULT, $rownum=null)
     {
-        if ($fetchmode == DB_FETCHMODE_DEFAULT) {
+        if ($fetchmode === DB_FETCHMODE_DEFAULT) {
             $fetchmode = $this->dbh->fetchmode;
         }
         return $this->dbh->fetchInto($this->result, $arr, $fetchmode, $rownum);