diff --git a/cif/CIFhier.c b/cif/CIFhier.c
index 635ee300..63cfb410 100644
--- a/cif/CIFhier.c
+++ b/cif/CIFhier.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ cifFlatMaskHints(name, value, mhd)
 		    strcpy(newval, lastval);
 		else
 		    *newval = '\0';
-		sprintf(newval + lastlen, "%s%d %d %d %d", (lastval) ? "" : " ",
+		sprintf(newval + lastlen, "%s%d %d %d %d", (lastval) ? " " : "",
 			newr.r_xbot, newr.r_ybot, newr.r_xtop, newr.r_ytop);
 		if (lastval) freeMagic(lastval);
 
diff --git a/database/DBcellsrch.c b/database/DBcellsrch.c
index 24fa4265..fb6dc5c2 100644
--- a/database/DBcellsrch.c
+++ b/database/DBcellsrch.c
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ int dbScaleProp(name, value, cps)
 		else
 		    *newvalue = '\0';
 
-		sprintf(newvalue + lastlen, "%s%d %d %d %d", (lastval) ? "" : " ",
+		sprintf(newvalue + lastlen, "%s%d %d %d %d", (lastval) ? " " : "",
 			r.r_xbot, r.r_ybot, r.r_xtop, r.r_ytop);
 		if (lastval) freeMagic(lastval);