diff --git a/src/Webpatser/Countries/Countries.php b/src/Webpatser/Countries/Countries.php
index 324240c..ee0bb46 100644
--- a/src/Webpatser/Countries/Countries.php
+++ b/src/Webpatser/Countries/Countries.php
@@ -9,19 +9,18 @@
  *
  */
 class Countries extends Model {
-
-	/**
-	 * @var string
-	 * Path to the directory containing countries data.
-	 */
-	protected $countries;
-
-	/**
-	 * @var string
-	 * The table for the countries in the database, is "countries" by default.
-	 */
-	protected $table;
-
+    
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $countries = [];
+    
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     * The table for the countries in the database, is "countries" by default.
+     */
+    protected $table;
+    
     /**
      * Constructor.
      *
@@ -29,9 +28,9 @@ class Countries extends Model {
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-       $this->table = \Config::get('countries.table_name');
+        $this->table = \Config::get('countries.table_name');
     }
-
+    
     /**
      * Get the countries from the JSON file, if it hasn't already been loaded.
      *
@@ -40,77 +39,77 @@ public function __construct()
     protected function getCountries()
     {
         //Get the countries from the JSON file
-        if (!$this->countries || sizeof($this->countries) == 0){
+        if (sizeof($this->countries) == 0) {
             $this->countries = json_decode(file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/Models/countries.json'), true);
         }
-
+        
         //Return the countries
         return $this->countries;
     }
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns one country
-	 *
-	 * @param string $id The country id
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns one country
      *
-	 * @return array
-	 */
-	public function getOne($id)
-	{
+     * @param string $id The country id
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getOne($id)
+    {
         $countries = $this->getCountries();
-		return $countries[$id];
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns a list of countries
-	 *
-	 * @param string sort
-	 *
-	 * @return array
-	 */
-	public function getList($sort = null)
-	{
-	    //Get the countries list
-	    $countries = $this->getCountries();
-
-	    //Sorting
-	    $validSorts = [
-	        'capital',
-	        'citizenship',
-	        'country-code',
-	        'currency',
-	        'currency_code',
-	        'currency_sub_unit',
-	        'full_name',
-	        'iso_3166_2',
-	        'iso_3166_3',
-	        'name',
-	        'region-code',
-	        'sub-region-code',
-	        'eea',
-	        'calling_code',
-	        'currency_symbol',
-	        'flag',
+        return $countries[$id];
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns a list of countries
+     *
+     * @param string sort
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getList($sort = null)
+    {
+        //Get the countries list
+        $countries = $this->getCountries();
+        
+        //Sorting
+        $validSorts = [
+            'capital',
+            'citizenship',
+            'country-code',
+            'currency',
+            'currency_code',
+            'currency_sub_unit',
+            'full_name',
+            'iso_3166_2',
+            'iso_3166_3',
+            'name',
+            'region-code',
+            'sub-region-code',
+            'eea',
+            'calling_code',
+            'currency_symbol',
+            'flag',
         ];
-
-	    if (!is_null($sort) && in_array($sort, $validSorts)){
-	        uasort($countries, function($a, $b) use ($sort) {
-	            if (!isset($a[$sort]) && !isset($b[$sort])){
-	                return 0;
-	            } elseif (!isset($a[$sort])){
-	                return -1;
-	            } elseif (!isset($b[$sort])){
-	                return 1;
-	            } else {
-	                return strcasecmp($a[$sort], $b[$sort]);
-	            }
-	        });
-	    }
-
-	    //Return the countries
-		return $countries;
-	}
-
+        
+        if (!is_null($sort) && in_array($sort, $validSorts)){
+            uasort($countries, function($a, $b) use ($sort) {
+                if (!isset($a[$sort]) && !isset($b[$sort])){
+                    return 0;
+                } elseif (!isset($a[$sort])){
+                    return -1;
+                } elseif (!isset($b[$sort])){
+                    return 1;
+                } else {
+                    return strcasecmp($a[$sort], $b[$sort]);
+                }
+            });
+        }
+        
+        //Return the countries
+        return $countries;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Returns a list of countries suitable to use with a select element in Laravelcollective\html
      * Will show the value and sort by the column specified in the display attribute
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ public function getListForSelect($display = 'name')
         foreach ($this->getList($display) as $key => $value) {
             $countries[$key] = $value[$display];
         }
-
+        
         //return the array
         return $countries;
     }