diff --git a/bundles/backup-client/files/generate-backup b/bundles/backup-client/files/generate-backup
index bfe11bd..28ef49d 100644
--- a/bundles/backup-client/files/generate-backup
+++ b/bundles/backup-client/files/generate-backup
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ do_backup "${path}"
 <%text>
 if [[ -n "$rsync_errors" ]]
 then
-    save_result_for_monitoring 2 "rsync failed: $rsync_errors"
+    save_result_for_monitoring 2 "rsync failed:$rsync_errors"
     exit 1
 fi