diff --git a/admin/inc/class.uicategories.inc.php b/admin/inc/class.uicategories.inc.php
index 0057928702..0966d5a616 100644
--- a/admin/inc/class.uicategories.inc.php
+++ b/admin/inc/class.uicategories.inc.php
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 
 				if ($level > 0)
 				{
-					$space = '-';
+					$space = ' . ';
 					$spaceset = str_repeat($space,$level);
 					$cat_name = $spaceset . $cat_name;
 				}
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 
 				if ($GLOBALS['appname'] && $categories[$i]['app_name'] == 'phpgw')
 				{
-					$appendix = '<' . lang('Global') . '>';
+					$appendix = ' <' . lang('Global') . '>';
 				}
 				else
 				{
diff --git a/preferences/inc/class.uicategories.inc.php b/preferences/inc/class.uicategories.inc.php
index 64b192af7f..c38f59de18 100644
--- a/preferences/inc/class.uicategories.inc.php
+++ b/preferences/inc/class.uicategories.inc.php
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@
 
 				if ($cats[$i]['app_name'] == 'phpgw')
 				{
-					$appendix = '<' . lang('Global') . '>';
+					$appendix = ' <' . lang('Global') . '>';
 				}
 				elseif ($cats[$i]['owner'] == '-1')
 				{
-					$appendix = '<' . lang('Global') . ' ' . $GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['apps'][$cats_app]['title'] . '>';
+					$appendix = ' <' . lang('Global') . ' ' . $GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['apps'][$cats_app]['title'] . '>';
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 
 				if ($level > 0)
 				{
-					$space = '-';
+					$space = ' . ';
 					$spaceset = str_repeat($space,$level);
 					$name = $spaceset . $GLOBALS['phpgw']->strip_html($cats[$i]['name']) . $appendix;
 				}