diff --git a/moderncvheadi.sty b/moderncvheadi.sty
index 33ed6b1..2a59a1e 100644
--- a/moderncvheadi.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadi.sty
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     \begin{minipage}[b]{\makecvheadnamewidth}%
       \if@left\raggedright\fi%
       \if@right\raggedleft\fi%
-      \firstnamestyle{\@firstname~}\lastnamestyle{\@lastname}%
+      \firstnamestyle{\@firstname\ }\lastnamestyle{\@lastname}%
       \ifthenelse{\equal{\@title}{}}{}{\\[1.25em]\titlestyle{\@title}}%
     \end{minipage}}%
   % raise boxes if top option is set