diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/DisplaySettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/DisplaySettings.java
index c379ec3dbf0..813923ddc8e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/DisplaySettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/DisplaySettings.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class DisplaySettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implements
     private CheckBoxPreference mNotificationPulse;
 
     private final Configuration mCurConfig = new Configuration();
-    
+
     private ListPreference mScreenTimeoutPreference;
     private Preference mScreenSaverPreference;
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class DisplaySettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implements
         }
         return indices.length-1;
     }
-    
+
     public void readFontSizePreference(ListPreference pref) {
         try {
             mCurConfig.updateFrom(ActivityManagerNative.getDefault().getConfiguration());
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public class DisplaySettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implements
         pref.setSummary(String.format(res.getString(R.string.summary_font_size),
                 fontSizeNames[index]));
     }
-    
+
     @Override
     public void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ public class DisplaySettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implements
     public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object objValue) {
         final String key = preference.getKey();
         if (KEY_SCREEN_TIMEOUT.equals(key)) {
-            int value = Integer.parseInt((String) objValue);
             try {
+                int value = Integer.parseInt((String) objValue);
                 Settings.System.putInt(getContentResolver(), SCREEN_OFF_TIMEOUT, value);
                 updateTimeoutPreferenceDescription(value);
             } catch (NumberFormatException e) {