diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index a75a2c2..e5530e6 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 PenaltyBreakString: 1000
 PenaltyBreakTemplateDeclaration: 10
 PenaltyExcessCharacter: 1000000
-PenaltyReturnTypeOnItsOwnLine: 60
+PenaltyReturnTypeOnItsOwnLine: 150
 PenaltyIndentedWhitespace: 1
 PointerAlignment: Left
 QualifierAlignment: Left
diff --git a/src/bej_decoder_core.c b/src/bej_decoder_core.c
index 09a9430..a9bb02c 100644
--- a/src/bej_decoder_core.c
+++ b/src/bej_decoder_core.c
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@
  * @param[in] params - a valid BejHandleTypeFuncParam struct.
  * @return offset with respect to the start of the encoded stream.
  */
-static uint32_t
-    bejGetFirstTupleOffset(const struct BejHandleTypeFuncParam* params)
+static uint32_t bejGetFirstTupleOffset(
+    const struct BejHandleTypeFuncParam* params)
 {
     struct BejSFLVOffset localOffset;
     // Get the offset of the value with respect to the current encoded segment