diff --git a/app/helpers/people_helper.rb b/app/helpers/people_helper.rb
index 2ac03af38..86ca83d69 100644
--- a/app/helpers/people_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/people_helper.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module PeopleHelper
     opts[:class] ||= ""
     opts[:class] << " self" if defined?(user_signed_in?) && user_signed_in? && current_user.person == person
     remote_or_hovercard_link = "/people/#{person.id}".html_safe
-    "<a data-hovercard='#{remote_or_hovercard_link}' #{person_href(person)} class='#{opts[:class]}' #{ ("target=" + opts[:target]) if opts[:target]}>#{h(person.name)} </a>".html_safe
+    "<a data-hovercard='#{remote_or_hovercard_link}' #{person_href(person)} class='#{opts[:class]}' #{ ("target=" + opts[:target]) if opts[:target]}>#{h(person.name)}</a>".html_safe
   end
 
   def person_image_tag(person, size=nil)