diff --git a/users/price/dots/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/configs/heirline.lua b/users/price/dots/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/configs/heirline.lua
index 89c6ed26..cbd08062 100644
--- a/users/price/dots/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/configs/heirline.lua
+++ b/users/price/dots/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/configs/heirline.lua
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ return {
                     {
                         provider = function(self)
                             local padding = 1
-                            return pad(padding) .. " " .. self.mode_names[self.mode]
-                                or " " .. vim.inspect(self.mode) .. pad(padding)
+                            return pad(padding)
+                                .. " "
+                                .. (self.mode_names[self.mode] or (" " .. vim.inspect(self.mode)))
+                                .. pad(padding)
                         end,
                         hl = function(self)
                             return { bg = self:mode_color(), bold = true, fg = colors.sumiInk0 }