diff --git a/cdist/emulator.py b/cdist/emulator.py
index e32f12e0..ed846e6d 100644
--- a/cdist/emulator.py
+++ b/cdist/emulator.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Emulator(object):
             if self.cdist_object.exists:
                 self.log.debug('Object %s override forced with CDIST_ALLOW_OVERRIDE=true',self.cdist_object.name)
                 self.cdist_object.create(True)
-            else
+            else:
                 self.cdist_object.create()
             self.cdist_object.parameters = self.parameters