diff --git a/master/fsm_soe.c b/master/fsm_soe.c
index 8e0bd4493555b8255981d5b38cf3fb3943de5c16..7ad7b357db53957d8df35fbc189b6f70b5df9050 100644
--- a/master/fsm_soe.c
+++ b/master/fsm_soe.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void ec_fsm_soe_print_error(ec_fsm_soe_t *fsm /**< Finite state machine */)
         printk("Reading");
     }
 
-    printk("IDN 0x%04X failed on slave %u.\n",
+    printk(" IDN 0x%04X failed on slave %u.\n",
             request->idn, fsm->slave->ring_position);
 }