diff --git a/app/views/proposals/_form.html.haml b/app/views/proposals/_form.html.haml
index e1c40e8a..be968aa8 100644
--- a/app/views/proposals/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/proposals/_form.html.haml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     = markdown_hint('[Tips to improve your presentations.](http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/5975/10-Rules-to-Instantly-Improve-Your-Presentations.aspx)')
   %p
     You have used
-    %span#abstract-count = @event.abstract_word_count
+    %span#abstract-count= @event.abstract_word_count
     words.  Abstracts must be between
     %span#abstract-minimum-word-count
       0