diff --git a/src/templating/templateRewriting.js b/src/templating/templateRewriting.js
index afab32091..1cc8c62ed 100644
--- a/src/templating/templateRewriting.js
+++ b/src/templating/templateRewriting.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ko.templateRewriting = (function () {
         // anonymous function, even though Opera's built-in debugger can evaluate it anyway. No other browser requires this
         // extra indirection.
         var applyBindingsToNextSiblingScript =
-            "ko.__tr_ambtns(function(){return(function(){return{" + rewrittenDataBindAttributeValue + "} })()})";
+            "ko.__tr_ambtns(function(){return(function(){return{ " + rewrittenDataBindAttributeValue + " } })()})";
         return templateEngine['createJavaScriptEvaluatorBlock'](applyBindingsToNextSiblingScript) + tagToRetain;
     }