diff --git a/pdfScale.sh b/pdfScale.sh
index c878c1b..b5a64c2 100755
--- a/pdfScale.sh
+++ b/pdfScale.sh
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ pageResize() {
         fi
 
         vprint "  Run Resizing: $(uppercase "$RESIZE_PAPER_TYPE") ( "$RESIZE_WIDTH" x "$RESIZE_HEIGHT" ) pts"
-        GS_RUN_STATUS="$GS_RUN_STATUS$(gsPageResize 2>&1)"
+        GS_RUN_STATUS="$GS_RUN_STATUS""$(gsPageResize 2>&1)"
         return $?
 }