diff --git a/src/config/preferences.c b/src/config/preferences.c
index 1a01ab66..62b75051 100644
--- a/src/config/preferences.c
+++ b/src/config/preferences.c
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ _get_default_string(preference_t pref)
         return editor ? editor : "vim";
     }
     case PREF_OUTGOING_STAMP:
-        return "me:";
+        return "me";
     case PREF_INCOMING_STAMP:
         return NULL;
     case PREF_URL_SAVE_CMD:
diff --git a/src/ui/window.c b/src/ui/window.c
index 7d0e6381..5f879c8f 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.c
+++ b/src/ui/window.c
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ _win_print_internal(ProfWin* window, const char* show_char, int pad_indent, GDat
             offset = 4;
             me_message = TRUE;
         } else {
-            wprintw(window->layout->win, "%s ", from);
+            wprintw(window->layout->win, "%s: ", from);
             wattroff(window->layout->win, colour);
         }
     }