diff --git a/src/protections/invitation/ProtectRoomsOnInvite.tsx b/src/protections/invitation/ProtectRoomsOnInvite.tsx
index bba82cb3..1cd0c6bd 100644
--- a/src/protections/invitation/ProtectRoomsOnInvite.tsx
+++ b/src/protections/invitation/ProtectRoomsOnInvite.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class ProtectroomsOnInvite {
         void Task((async () => {
             const renderPromptProtect = (): DocumentNode =>
                 <root>
-                    {renderMentionPill(invitation.sender, invitation.sender)} has invited me to
+                    {renderMentionPill(invitation.sender, invitation.sender)} has invited me to &#32;
                     {renderRoomPill(candidateRoom)},
                     would you like to protect this room?
                 </root>;
diff --git a/src/protections/invitation/WatchRoomsOnInvite.tsx b/src/protections/invitation/WatchRoomsOnInvite.tsx
index 8e2be120..2fbbd3c8 100644
--- a/src/protections/invitation/WatchRoomsOnInvite.tsx
+++ b/src/protections/invitation/WatchRoomsOnInvite.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class WatchRoomsOnInvite {
     private async promptWatchPolicyRoom(candidateRoom: MatrixRoomID, invitation: MembershipEvent) {
         const renderPromptWatch = (): DocumentNode =>
             <root>
-                {renderMentionPill(invitation.sender, invitation.sender)} has invited me to a policy room
+                {renderMentionPill(invitation.sender, invitation.sender)} has invited me to a policy room &#32;
                 {renderRoomPill(candidateRoom)},
                 would you like Draupnir to watch this room as a policy list?
             </root>;