diff --git a/lib/splunk_logging.rb b/lib/splunk_logging.rb
index c32973e82..34706b26a 100644
--- a/lib/splunk_logging.rb
+++ b/lib/splunk_logging.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module SplunkLogging
         if [Symbol, Fixnum, Float, Class].include?(value.class)
            string << "#{key}=#{value} "
         else
-           string << "#{key}=\"#{value.to_s.gsub('"', '\"')}\""
+           string << "#{key}=\"#{value.to_s.gsub('"', '\"')}\" "
         end
       end
       string