diff --git a/c/passgeny/src/passgeny.c b/c/passgeny/src/passgeny.c
index 8558120..0ed238a 100644
--- a/c/passgeny/src/passgeny.c
+++ b/c/passgeny/src/passgeny.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 /*
  * List of special characters (order is important)
  */
-#define PASSGENY_SPECIAL "-./=_ "
+#define PASSGENY_SPECIAL " +-./=_"
 
 /*
  * Argon2 parameters
diff --git a/python/passgeny/passgeny.py b/python/passgeny/passgeny.py
index 436c6d8..f23da94 100644
--- a/python/passgeny/passgeny.py
+++ b/python/passgeny/passgeny.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from . import bhash, phogen
 PASSGENY_DEFAULT_PATTERN = "^6p^6p^6ps2p100d"
 
 # List of special characters
-PASSGENY_SPECIAL =  "-./=_ "
+PASSGENY_SPECIAL = " +-./=_"
 
 # Default SALT to use; this cannot be random since passgeny must
 # generate predictable passwords