diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 3ad89fe51..57dc9d2a2 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ function builtin_activity_puller($item, &$conv_responses) {
if((activity_match($item['verb'], $verb)) && ($item['id'] != $item['parent'])) {
$name = (($item['author']['xchan_name']) ? $item['author']['xchan_name'] : t('Unknown'));
$url = (($item['author']['xchan_url'] && $item['author']['xchan_photo_s'])
- ? '' . ' ' . $name . ''
+ ? '' . '' . $name . ''
: '' . $name . ''
);