diff --git a/awesome/.config/awesome/rc.lua b/awesome/.config/awesome/rc.lua
index 0098296..2673aca 100644
--- a/awesome/.config/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/awesome/.config/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ mymailwidget.set_count = function (self)
 
    if count then
       self:set_markup(" " .. count
-                         .. " <span face=\"FontAwesome\"></span>")
+                         .. " <span face=\"FontAwesome\"></span> ")
    else
       self:set_text("")
    end