@@ -1021,7 +1021,8 @@ function getReplyCitation($orig_from)
$end = '">';
break;
case 'user-defined':
- $start = $reply_citation_start . ' ';
+ $start = $reply_citation_start .
+ ($reply_citation_start == '' ? '' : ' ');
$end = $reply_citation_end;
default: