diff --git a/AdvProg_L3-HangMan/hangman.cpp b/AdvProg_L3-HangMan/hangman.cpp
index 0dab4d319..54b9f2478 100644
--- a/AdvProg_L3-HangMan/hangman.cpp
+++ b/AdvProg_L3-HangMan/hangman.cpp
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@ void updateSecretWord(string &secretWord, const char ch, const string &word)
 
 void updateEnteredChars(const char ch, string &chars)
 {
-    chars += " ";
+    if (!chars.empty())
+    {
+        chars += ' ';
+    }
     chars += ch;
-    chars += " ";
 }
 
 void updateIncorrectGuess(int &incorrectGuess)