diff --git a/stagit.c b/stagit.c
index f438a02..ca70214 100644
--- a/stagit.c
+++ b/stagit.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ int
 writeblobhtml(FILE *fp, const git_blob *blob)
 {
 	size_t n = 0, i, prev;
-	const char *nfmt = "<a href=\"#l%d\" class=\"line\" id=\"l%d\">%6d</a> ";
+	const char *nfmt = "<a href=\"#l%d\" class=\"line\" id=\"l%d\">%6d</a>  ";
 	const char *s = git_blob_rawcontent(blob);
 	git_off_t len = git_blob_rawsize(blob);