diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 319746e7..e2e6a870 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
   "pad.modals.connected": "Connected.",
   "pad.modals.reconnecting": "Reconnecting to your pad..",
   "pad.modals.forcereconnect": "Force reconnect",
-  "pad.modals.reconnecttimer": "Trying to reconnect in ",
+  "pad.modals.reconnecttimer": "Trying to reconnect in",
   "pad.modals.cancel": "Cancel",
 
   "pad.modals.userdup": "Opened in another window",
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_automatic_reconnect.js b/src/static/js/pad_automatic_reconnect.js
index 65e7bc0c..f4ef1a25 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_automatic_reconnect.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_automatic_reconnect.js
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ var createCountDownElementsIfNecessary = function($modal) {
             .append(
                 $('<span>')
                     .attr('data-l10n-id', 'pad.modals.reconnecttimer')
-                    .text('Trying to reconnect in '))
+                    .text('Trying to reconnect in'))
+            .append(' ')
             .append(
                 $('<span>')
                     .addClass('timetoexpire'));