diff --git a/system/helpers/cookie_helper.php b/system/helpers/cookie_helper.php
index b46f805..38a2f78 100644
--- a/system/helpers/cookie_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/cookie_helper.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * CodeIgniter Cookie Helpers
  *
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@
  * Accepts six parameter, or you can submit an associative
  * array in the first parameter containing all the values.
  *
- * @access	public
  * @param	mixed
  * @param	string	the value of the cookie
  * @param	string	the number of seconds until expiration
@@ -69,7 +66,6 @@
 /**
  * Fetch an item from the COOKIE array
  *
- * @access	public
  * @param	string
  * @param	bool
  * @return	mixed
@@ -79,14 +75,7 @@
 	function get_cookie($index = '', $xss_clean = FALSE)
 	{
 		$CI =& get_instance();
-
-		$prefix = '';
-
-		if ( ! isset($_COOKIE[$index]) && config_item('cookie_prefix') != '')
-		{
-			$prefix = config_item('cookie_prefix');
-		}
-
+		$prefix = isset($_COOKIE[$index]) ? '' : config_item('cookie_prefix');
 		return $CI->input->cookie($prefix.$index, $xss_clean);
 	}
 }
@@ -97,7 +86,7 @@
  * Delete a COOKIE
  *
  * @param	mixed
- * @param	string	the cookie domain.  Usually:  .yourdomain.com
+ * @param	string	the cookie domain. Usually: .yourdomain.com
  * @param	string	the cookie path
  * @param	string	the cookie prefix
  * @return	void
@@ -110,6 +99,5 @@
 	}
 }
 
-
 /* End of file cookie_helper.php */
-/* Location: ./system/helpers/cookie_helper.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* Location: ./system/helpers/cookie_helper.php */