diff --git a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
index a115d50ad..78f1c53b7 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
+++ b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
@@ -2729,10 +2729,10 @@ skip:
     m_p2p->for_each_connection([&](const connection_context &ctx, nodetool::peerid_type peer_id, uint32_t support_flags) {
       const uint32_t stripe = tools::get_pruning_stripe(ctx.m_pruning_seed);
       char state_char = cryptonote::get_protocol_state_char(ctx.m_state);
-      ss << stripe + state_char;
+      ss << stripe << state_char;
       if (ctx.m_last_request_time != boost::date_time::not_a_date_time)
         ss << (((now - ctx.m_last_request_time).total_microseconds() > IDLE_PEER_KICK_TIME) ? "!" : "?");
-      ss <<  + " ";
+      ss << " ";
       return true;
     });
     return ss.str();