diff --git a/widget/alsabar.lua b/widget/alsabar.lua
index 5d9fce8b..ea78ec56 100644
--- a/widget/alsabar.lua
+++ b/widget/alsabar.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ local awful   = require("awful")
 local naughty = require("naughty")
 local wibox   = require("wibox")
 
-local math, string, type, tonumber = math, string type, tonumber
+local math, string, type, tonumber = math, string, type, tonumber
 
 -- ALSA volume bar
 -- lain.widget.alsabar
diff --git a/widget/pulsebar.lua b/widget/pulsebar.lua
index 3d168570..670c5c36 100644
--- a/widget/pulsebar.lua
+++ b/widget/pulsebar.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ local awful   = require("awful")
 local naughty = require("naughty")
 local wibox   = require("wibox")
 
-local math, string, type, tonumber = math, string type, tonumber
+local math, string, type, tonumber = math, string, type, tonumber
 
 -- PulseAudio volume bar
 -- lain.widget.pulsebar