diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index aafc9b8906..0f02085638 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
 
         var prevEvent = null; // the last event we showed
-        var startIdx = Math.max(0, this.state.room.timeline.length-this.state.messageCap);
+        var startIdx = Math.max(0, this.state.room.timeline.length - this.state.messageCap);
         for (var i = startIdx; i < this.state.room.timeline.length; i++) {
             var mxEv = this.state.room.timeline[i];