diff --git a/src/discordcommandhandler.ts b/src/discordcommandhandler.ts
index e0de744c5918085b58ca31d1241caecd785ae0b2..5e642fe683ba60f73787f923f1cb3d8bc485d192 100644
--- a/src/discordcommandhandler.ts
+++ b/src/discordcommandhandler.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class DiscordCommandHandler {
                     if (await this.discord.Provisioner.MarkApproved(chan, discordMember, true)) {
                         return "Thanks for your response! The matrix bridge has been approved";
                     } else {
-                        return "Thanks for your response, however" +
+                        return "Thanks for your response, however " +
                             "the time for responses has expired - sorry!";
                     }
                 },
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class DiscordCommandHandler {
                     if (await this.discord.Provisioner.MarkApproved(chan, discordMember, false)) {
                         return "Thanks for your response! The matrix bridge has been declined";
                     } else {
-                        return "Thanks for your response, however" +
+                        return "Thanks for your response, however " +
                             "the time for responses has expired - sorry!";
                     }
                 },