diff --git a/flexiflow/.config/flexiflow/flexiflow_bar/bar_updates.ini b/flexiflow/.config/flexiflow/flexiflow_bar/bar_updates.ini
index 2fd84f56c..a72cd3925 100644
--- a/flexiflow/.config/flexiflow/flexiflow_bar/bar_updates.ini
+++ b/flexiflow/.config/flexiflow/flexiflow_bar/bar_updates.ini
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-LastUsed=1692530530
-Message=' Fully Updated'
+LastUsed=1692531430
+Message='Fully Updated'
diff --git a/flexiflow_bar/.local/bin/flexiflow_bar/bar_updates b/flexiflow_bar/.local/bin/flexiflow_bar/bar_updates
index 19a9d741b..a66e6f39c 100755
--- a/flexiflow_bar/.local/bin/flexiflow_bar/bar_updates
+++ b/flexiflow_bar/.local/bin/flexiflow_bar/bar_updates
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ get_updates() {
   icon="  "
 
   if [ -z "$updates" ]; then
-    updatecount=" Fully Updated"
+    updatecount="Fully Updated"
   elif [ "$updates" -ge "1" ]; then
-    updatecount=" $updates Update"
+    updatecount="$updates Update"
   else
-    updatecount=" $updates Updates"
+    updatecount="$updates Updates"
   fi
   [[ -f $configFile ]] && . $configFile
   if [[ -z "$LastUsed" ]] || [[ -z "$Message" ]]; then
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ get_updates() {
       newtime=$(expr $timestamp + 900)
       echo -e "LastUsed=${newtime}\nMessage='${updatecount}'" >$configFile
     else
-      updatecount="$Message"
+      updatecount=" $Message"
       printf " %s %s \n" "^c$Foreground^^b$Red^$icon" "^c$Foreground^^b$Red_Bright^$updatecount"
     fi
   fi