diff --git a/testssl.sh b/testssl.sh
index 4a43c9d..83b8682 100755
--- a/testssl.sh
+++ b/testssl.sh
@@ -6169,7 +6169,7 @@ sub_quic() {
                if [[ -n "$PROXY" ]]; then
                     proxy_hint_str="(tried directly, is not proxyable):"
                fi
-               outln "$proxy_hint_str not offered or timed out"
+               outln "${proxy_hint_str}not offered or timed out"
                fileout "$jsonID" "INFO" "$proxy_hint_str not offered"
           else
                pr_svrty_best "offered (OK)"