diff --git a/src/notify.py b/src/notify.py
index 55d62ef3c..e64cba4a4 100644
--- a/src/notify.py
+++ b/src/notify.py
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ class DesktopNotification:
timeout = gajim.config.get('notification_timeout') # in seconds
ntype = self.ntype
if self.kde_notifications:
- notification_text = 's)
' + \
- '%(title)s
%(text)s' % {'title': self.title,
+ notification_text = ('' \
+ '%(title)s
%(text)s') % {'title': self.title,
'text': self.text, 'image': self.path_to_image}
gajim_icon = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(gajim.DATA_DIR, 'pixmaps',
'gajim.png'))