diff --git a/notestorm b/notestorm
index 2683649..decf65e 100755
--- a/notestorm
+++ b/notestorm
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ display_note() {
         mapfile -t notes < <(find "$xdgPath/notestorm/notes" -type f -iname '*.md')
         if [[ $1 -ge "${#notes[@]}" ]]; then
             gettext "The requested note could not be found. Try using -l to get a list."
-            echo "($1)"
+            echo " ($1)"
             exit 1
         fi
         cat "${notes[1]}"