diff --git a/temp_index.py b/temp_index.py
index 38e2e05..6cbd7e4 100644
--- a/temp_index.py
+++ b/temp_index.py
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ def select_fields(fields, content, styles, book):
         content.append(Spacer(1, 12))
 
     if "comments" in fields:
-        comments = " ".join([c.text for c in book.comments]).split()[:NUM_WORDS_COMMENT]
+        trimmed = " ".join([c.text for c in book.comments]).split()[:NUM_WORDS_COMMENT]
+        comments = " ".join(trimmed)
         tag = "<font size=10>{}</font>".format(comments)
         pcomments = Paragraph(strip_tags(tag))
         content.append(pcomments)