diff --git a/plugins/git-prompt/gitstatus.py b/plugins/git-prompt/gitstatus.py
index a8eb8284..e5c01c84 100644
--- a/plugins/git-prompt/gitstatus.py
+++ b/plugins/git-prompt/gitstatus.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ for st in status:
             staged.append(st)
 
 out = ' '.join([
-    branch,
+    branch.replace(' ', '_'), 
     str(ahead),
     str(behind),
     str(len(staged)),