diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Message.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Message.cs
index efe5dd85..ef42ecbb 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Message.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Message.cs
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ public class ProxiedMessage
             throw new PKError("Could not edit message.");
 
         // Check if we should append or prepend
-        var append = ctx.MatchFlag("append");
-        var prepend = ctx.MatchFlag("prepend");
+        var mutateSpace = ctx.MatchFlag("nospace", "ns") ? "" : " ";
+        var append = ctx.MatchFlag("append", "a");
+        var prepend = ctx.MatchFlag("prepend", "p");
 
         // Grab the original message content and new message content
         var originalContent = originalMsg.Content;
@@ -113,9 +114,9 @@ public class ProxiedMessage
         // Append or prepend the new content to the original message content if needed.
         // If no flag is supplied, the new contents will completly overwrite the old contents
         // If both flags are specified. the message will be prepended AND appended
-        if (append && prepend) newContent = $"{newContent} {originalContent} {newContent}";
-        else if (append) newContent = originalContent + " " + newContent;
-        else if (prepend) newContent = newContent + " " + originalContent;
+        if (append && prepend) newContent = $"{newContent}{mutateSpace}{originalContent}{mutateSpace}{newContent}";
+        else if (append) newContent = $"{originalContent}{mutateSpace}{newContent}";
+        else if (prepend) newContent = $"{newContent}{mutateSpace}{originalContent}";
 
         if (newContent.Length > 2000)
             throw new PKError("PluralKit cannot proxy messages over 2000 characters in length.");