diff --git a/MekHQ/src/mekhq/gui/ForceRenderer.java b/MekHQ/src/mekhq/gui/ForceRenderer.java
index 155d57d272..178a383b06 100644
--- a/MekHQ/src/mekhq/gui/ForceRenderer.java
+++ b/MekHQ/src/mekhq/gui/ForceRenderer.java
@@ -112,12 +112,10 @@ public Component getTreeCellRendererComponent(
                     // an independent master might also be a slave to a company
                     // master
                     if (entity.getC3Master() != null) {
-                        c3network += "<br>" + Messages.getString("ChatLounge.C3Slave") + " "
-                                + entity.getC3Master().getShortName();
+                        c3network += "<br>" + Messages.getString("ChatLounge.C3Slave") + entity.getC3Master().getShortName(); //$NON-NLS-1$
                     }
                 } else if (entity.getC3Master() != null) {
-                    c3network += Messages.getString("ChatLounge.C3Slave") + " "
-                            + entity.getC3Master().getShortName();
+                    c3network += Messages.getString("ChatLounge.C3Slave") + entity.getC3Master().getShortName(); //$NON-NLS-1$
                 } else {
                     c3network += Messages.getString("ChatLounge.C3None");
                 }