diff --git a/crates/cli/src/parse.rs b/crates/cli/src/parse.rs
index 1023b0fc..292b3614 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/parse.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/parse.rs
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ fn write_node_text(
                 write!(
                     out,
                     "{}{}{}{}{}{}",
-                    if multiline { "\n" } else { "" },
+                    if multiline { "\n" } else { " " },
                     if multiline {
                         render_node_range(opts, cursor, is_named, true, total_width, node_range)
                     } else {
@@ -1011,10 +1011,9 @@ fn cst_render_node(
         } else {
             opts.parse_theme.node_kind
         };
-        write!(out, "{}", paint(kind_color, node.kind()),)?;
+        write!(out, "{}", paint(kind_color, node.kind()))?;
 
         if node.child_count() == 0 {
-            write!(out, " ")?;
             // Node text from a pattern or external scanner
             write_node_text(
                 opts,