--- a/mcabber/mcabber/screen.c	Fri Jan 27 21:07:56 2012 +0100
+++ b/mcabber/mcabber/screen.c	Fri Jan 27 22:09:26 2012 +0100
@@ -2009,6 +2009,7 @@
     space[0] = '\0';
     prefix_length = 6;
   } else {
+    space[0] = ' ';
     prefix_length = 7;
   }