diff --git a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
index ef24e4305..2177f6fcd 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
 
   $access_log_real = $format_log ? {
     undef   => $access_log_tmp,
-    default => "${access_log_tmp} $format_log",
+    default => "${access_log_tmp} ${format_log}",
   }
 
   $error_log_real = $error_log ? {