diff --git a/lua/lib/renderer.lua b/lua/lib/renderer.lua
index 670f84f8..10132011 100644
--- a/lua/lib/renderer.lua
+++ b/lua/lib/renderer.lua
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ local function update_draw_data(tree, depth, markers)
       local git_icons
       if special[node.name] then
         icon = icon_state.icons.default
+        if icon ~= "" then icon = icon.." " end
         git_icons = get_git_icons(node, index, offset, 0)
         table.insert(hl, {'LuaTreeSpecialFile', index, offset+#git_icons, -1})
       else