diff --git a/autosyl/assUtils.py b/autosyl/assUtils.py
index cefbfa17909b1e14a7b5424a384ba942be9b9c90..57dc0448c465f76ac10128d14d3dc3cdfa518088 100644
--- a/autosyl/assUtils.py
+++ b/autosyl/assUtils.py
@@ -33,9 +33,13 @@ def getSyls(ass_file):
         for line in LINES_KARA.findall(CONTENT):
             syl_line = []
             lastTime = dateToTime(line[0])
+            syl_line_index = 0
             for couple in RGX_TAGS.findall(line[7]):
-                if(couple[1] != '' and not couple[1].isspace()):
+                if couple[1] != '' and not couple[1].isspace():
                     syl_line.append([lastTime, couple[1], int(couple[0])])
+                    syl_line_index += 1
+                if couple[1].isspace() and len(couple[1]) > 0 and syl_line_index > 0:
+                    syl_line[syl_line_index - 1][1] += " "
                 lastTime += int(couple[0])
             syl_line.append([lastTime, '', 0])
             SYLS.append(syl_line)