diff --git a/cycler.py b/cycler.py
index f6245c1..1cd4332 100644
--- a/cycler.py
+++ b/cycler.py
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ def cycler(*args, **kwargs):
     if len(args) == 1:
         if not isinstance(args[0], Cycler):
             raise TypeError("If only one positional argument given, it must "
-                            " be a Cycler instance.")
+                            "be a Cycler instance.")
         return Cycler(args[0])
     elif len(args) == 2:
         return _cycler(*args)