diff --git a/basis/tools/scaffold/scaffold.factor b/basis/tools/scaffold/scaffold.factor
index 4b4b625fa7..6280f993cc 100755
--- a/basis/tools/scaffold/scaffold.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/scaffold/scaffold.factor
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ ERROR: no-vocab vocab ;
 
 : ($values.) ( array -- )
     [
-        " { " write
+        "{ " write
         dup array? [ first ] when
         dup lookup-type [
             [ unparse write bl ]