diff --git a/backends/graphite.js b/backends/graphite.js
index bb6737fb..41b6e325 100644
--- a/backends/graphite.js
+++ b/backends/graphite.js
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ var flush_stats = function graphite_flush(ts, metrics) {
     if (legacyNamespace === true) {
       statString += namespace.join(".")   + globalSuffix + valuePerSecond + ts_suffix;
       if (flush_counts) {
-        statString += 'stats_counts.' + key + globalSuffix + value          + ts_suffix;
+        statString += 'stats_counts.' + key + globalSuffix + value + ts_suffix;
       }
     } else {
       statString += namespace.concat('rate').join(".")  + globalSuffix + valuePerSecond + ts_suffix;
       if (flush_counts) {
-        statString += namespace.concat('count').join(".") + globalSuffix + value          + ts_suffix;
+        statString += namespace.concat('count').join(".") + globalSuffix + value + ts_suffix;
       }
     }