diff --git a/cxx-sensors/src/main/java/org/sonar/cxx/sensors/coverage/CxxCoverageSensor.java b/cxx-sensors/src/main/java/org/sonar/cxx/sensors/coverage/CxxCoverageSensor.java
index b3bf9e079a..24aca4c7eb 100644
--- a/cxx-sensors/src/main/java/org/sonar/cxx/sensors/coverage/CxxCoverageSensor.java
+++ b/cxx-sensors/src/main/java/org/sonar/cxx/sensors/coverage/CxxCoverageSensor.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ private static void parseCoverageReport(CoverageParser parser, File report,
     try {
       parser.parse(report, measuresForReport);
     } catch (XMLStreamException e) {
-      throw new EmptyReportException("Coverage report" + report + "cannot be parsed by" + parser, e);
+      throw new EmptyReportException("Coverage report " + report + " cannot be parsed by " + parser, e);
     }
 
     if (measuresForReport.isEmpty()) {