diff --git a/IkiWiki/Setup/Automator.pm b/IkiWiki/Setup/Automator.pm
index f6eb00f70..a54b53817 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Setup/Automator.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/Setup/Automator.pm
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ sub import (@) { #{{{
 	IkiWiki::Setup::merge({@_});
 
 	# Sanitize this to avoid problimatic directory names.
-	$config{wikiname}=~s/[^-A-Za-z0-9_] //g;
+	$config{wikiname}=~s/[^-A-Za-z0-9_]//g;
 	if (! length $config{wikiname}) {
 		error gettext("you must enter a wikiname (that contains alphanumerics)");
 	}
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6f19153e0..050698e72 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ ikiwiki (2.62) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Avoid using cp -a (again). (HenrikBrixAndersen)
   * Avoid using hostname -f for portability to eg, OS X, use Net::Domain
     instead, and prompt if it fails.
+  * Fix bug in wikiname sanitisation in the setup automator.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:20:58 -0400