diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index d01c35416..da3808a8b 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ def CMDstatus(parser, args):
     if not sys.stdout.isatty():
       color = ''
       reset = ''
-    print '  %*s: %s%s%s' % (
+    print '  %*s : %s%s%s' % (
           alignment, ShortBranchName(branch), color, issue, reset)
 
   cl = Changelist()
diff --git a/tests/basic.sh b/tests/basic.sh
index 8b7f64b2f..aeac0f135 100755
--- a/tests/basic.sh
+++ b/tests/basic.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ setup_gitsvn
       "git show | grep -q 'foo-quux'"
 
   test_expect_success "issue no longer has a branch" \
-      "$GIT_CL_STATUS | grep -q 'work: None'"
+      "$GIT_CL_STATUS | grep -q 'work : None'"
 
   test_expect_success "upstream svn has our commit" \
       "svn log $REPO_URL 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'foo-quux'"
diff --git a/tests/push-basic.sh b/tests/push-basic.sh
index 6b255bcbf..1f9cb275c 100755
--- a/tests/push-basic.sh
+++ b/tests/push-basic.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ setup_gitgit
       "git show | grep -q 'foo-quux'"
 
   test_expect_success "issue no longer has a branch" \
-      "$GIT_CL_STATUS | grep -q 'work: None'"
+      "$GIT_CL_STATUS | grep -q 'work : None'"
 
   cd $GITREPO_PATH
   test_expect_success "upstream repo has our commit" \
diff --git a/tests/push-from-logs.sh b/tests/push-from-logs.sh
index aba4cb242..67cc2dc9a 100755
--- a/tests/push-from-logs.sh
+++ b/tests/push-from-logs.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ setup_gitgit
       "git show | [ $( egrep -q '^branch work$' -c ) -eq 2 ]
 
   test_expect_success "issue no longer has a branch" \
-      "$GIT_CL_STATUS | grep -q 'work: None'"
+      "$GIT_CL_STATUS | grep -q 'work : None'"
 
   cd $GITREPO_PATH
   test_expect_success "upstream repo has our commit" \