diff --git a/bot.rb b/bot.rb
index 7699461..066142c 100755
--- a/bot.rb
+++ b/bot.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def random_quote(quotes)
   quote += "From the #{quotes[entry][:tech]}: #{entry}\n"
   quote += '```'
   quote += quotes[entry][:quote]
-  quote += '```'
+  "#{quote}```"
 end
 
 # map quote types
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ end
 
 # preserves whitespace intention for quotes, expects array of strings, one line per element
 def make_pretty_quote(quote)
-  quote.map { |line| line.gsub('^^', "          \n").gsub('^', "\n") }.join.strip
+  quote.map { |line| line.gsub('^^', "          \n").gsub('^', "\n") }.join(' ').strip
 end
 
 token = File.read('./token').strip