diff --git a/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Syslog.php b/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Syslog.php
index 0170eacd85..2ac08d1e42 100644
--- a/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Syslog.php
+++ b/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Syslog.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class Syslog extends Transport
 
         $syslog_prefix = '<'
             . $priority
-            . '> '
+            . '>'
             . date('M d H:i:s ')
             . gethostname()
             . ' librenms'