diff --git a/pdns/dnsdistdist/dnsdist-lua-actions.cc b/pdns/dnsdistdist/dnsdist-lua-actions.cc
index 76a87bc4ab54..5d6be53d5234 100644
--- a/pdns/dnsdistdist/dnsdist-lua-actions.cc
+++ b/pdns/dnsdistdist/dnsdist-lua-actions.cc
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ class NegativeAndSOAAction : public DNSAction
 
   [[nodiscard]] std::string toString() const override
   {
-    return std::string(d_nxd ? "NXD " : "NODATA") + " with SOA";
+    return std::string(d_nxd ? "NXD" : "NODATA") + " with SOA";
   }
   [[nodiscard]] dnsdist::ResponseConfig& getResponseConfig()
   {