diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/debugger/AbstractDebugger.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/debugger/AbstractDebugger.java
index 16bd0f42e..4fce13d04 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/debugger/AbstractDebugger.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/debugger/AbstractDebugger.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDebugger implements SmackDebugger {
         this.reader = new ObservableReader(reader);
         readerListener = new ReaderListener() {
             public void read(String str) {
-                log("RECV  (" + connection.getConnectionCounter() + "): " + str);
+                log("RECV (" + connection.getConnectionCounter() + "): " + str);
             }
         };
         this.reader.addReaderListener(readerListener);