diff --git a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/LdapUserDetailsMapper.java b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/LdapUserDetailsMapper.java
index e07621e83b..8a75df84de 100644
--- a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/LdapUserDetailsMapper.java
+++ b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/LdapUserDetailsMapper.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class LdapUserDetailsMapper implements UserDetailsContextMapper {
 	public void mapUserToContext(UserDetails user, DirContextAdapter ctx) {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
 				"LdapUserDetailsMapper only supports reading from a context. Please"
-						+ "use a subclass if mapUserToContext() is required.");
+						+ " use a subclass if mapUserToContext() is required.");
 	}
 
 	/**