diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/authors.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/authors.html
index 4914904f..9aee5db4 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/authors.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/authors.html
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 
 {% block content %}
     <h1>Authors on {{ SITENAME }}</h1>
-
     <ul>
-    {%- for author, articles in authors|sort %}
+    {% for author, articles in authors|sort %}
         <li><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ author.url }}">{{ author }}</a> ({{ articles|count }})</li>
     {% endfor %}
     </ul>
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/tags.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/tags.html
index 78368e23..b90b0ac3 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/tags.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/tags.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {% block content %}
     <h1>Tags for {{ SITENAME }}</h1>
     <ul>
-    {%- for tag, articles in tags|sort %}
+    {% for tag, articles in tags|sort %}
         <li><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ tag.url }}">{{ tag }}</a> ({{ articles|count }})</li>
     {% endfor %}
     </ul>