diff --git a/fedmsg/commands/tweet.py b/fedmsg/commands/tweet.py
index 3e63dafc..656a44aa 100644
--- a/fedmsg/commands/tweet.py
+++ b/fedmsg/commands/tweet.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def _post_to_api(api, message):
 
         if link:
             link = bitly.shorten(longUrl=link)['url']
-            message = (message[:138] + " ")[:139 - len(link)] + link
+            message = message[:138 - len(link)] + " " + link
         else:
             message = message[:140]