diff --git a/modules/karma/karma.js b/modules/karma/karma.js
index 9722792..09bdbd2 100644
--- a/modules/karma/karma.js
+++ b/modules/karma/karma.js
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ var karma = function(dbot) {
                     var pre;
                     if(karma.karma > 0) {
                         pre = '[\u00039karma\u000f]';
-                        karma.karma = '[\u00039'+karma.karma+'\u000f]';
+                        karma.karma = '\u00039 '+karma.karma+'\u000f';
                     } else if(karma.karma < 0) {
                         pre = '[\u00034karma\u000f]';
-                        karma.karma = '[\u00034'+karma.karma+'\u000f]';
+                        karma.karma = '\u00034 '+karma.karma+'\u000f';
                     } else {
                         pre = '[\u00036karma\u000f]';
-                        karma.karma = '[\u00036'+karma.karma+'\u000f]';
+                        karma.karma = '\u00036 '+karma.karma+'\u000f';
                     }
                     event.reply(pre + ' ' + dbot.t('newkarma', {
                         'item': match[1],
diff --git a/modules/karma/strings.json b/modules/karma/strings.json
index 9b3b449..fc03443 100644
--- a/modules/karma/strings.json
+++ b/modules/karma/strings.json
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
         "en": "{item} has {karma} karma"
     },
     "newkarma": {
-        "en": "{item} now has {value} karma"
+        "en": "{item} now has{value} karma"
     }
 }