diff --git a/db.php b/db.php
index a2614cbce..0ff7c783f 100644
--- a/db.php
+++ b/db.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function db_connect($host, $user, $pass, $db) {
 		$string = "dbname=$db user=$user password=$pass";
 		
 		if ($host) {
-			$string .= "host=$host";
+			$string .= " host=$host";
 		}
 
 		return pg_connect($string);