diff --git a/C4/Search.pm b/C4/Search.pm
index b3ec46eb1d..c277ff3e4f 100644
--- a/C4/Search.pm
+++ b/C4/Search.pm
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ sub buildQuery {
 	$query_cgi =~ s/^&//;
 
 	# append the limit to the query
-	$query .= $limit;
+	$query .= " ".$limit;
 
     warn "QUERY:".$query if $DEBUG;
 	warn "QUERY CGI:".$query_cgi if $DEBUG;