diff --git a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/ManageLabelsForPersonGenerator.java b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/ManageLabelsForPersonGenerator.java
index da25fafa..4fd00a90 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/ManageLabelsForPersonGenerator.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/ManageLabelsForPersonGenerator.java
@@ -556,6 +556,6 @@ public class ManageLabelsForPersonGenerator extends BaseEditConfigurationGenerat
     	}
     }
     
-	private String N3_PREFIX = "@prefix foaf:<http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/> .\n";
+	private String N3_PREFIX = "@prefix foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/> .\n";
 
 }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/VIVODefaultAddMissingIndividualFormGenerator.java b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/VIVODefaultAddMissingIndividualFormGenerator.java
index d2a13d2a..9cfe27c6 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/VIVODefaultAddMissingIndividualFormGenerator.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/VIVODefaultAddMissingIndividualFormGenerator.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class VIVODefaultAddMissingIndividualFormGenerator extends DefaultAddMiss
 
     protected List<String> getN3Prefixes() {
     	List<String> prefixStrings = super.getN3Prefixes();
-    	prefixStrings.add("@prefix vcard:<http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#> .");
+    	prefixStrings.add("@prefix vcard: <http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#> .");
     	return prefixStrings;
     }
     
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/VIVONewIndividualFormGenerator.java b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/VIVONewIndividualFormGenerator.java
index 8ca0581d..332d97d5 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/VIVONewIndividualFormGenerator.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/VIVONewIndividualFormGenerator.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class VIVONewIndividualFormGenerator extends BaseEditConfigurationGenerat
     	//Person uses first name and last name whereas individual of other class would use label 
     	//middle name is also optional
     	config.setN3Optional(list(
-    	        N3_PREFIX + "@prefix vcard:<http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#> .\n"
+    	        N3_PREFIX + "@prefix vcard: <http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#> .\n"
     	                  + " ?newInd <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARG_2000028> ?newVcardInd . \n"
     	                  + " ?newVcardInd <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARG_2000029> ?newInd . \n"
     	                  + " ?newVcardInd a vcard:Individual . \n"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class VIVONewIndividualFormGenerator extends BaseEditConfigurationGenerat
     	                  + " ?newVcardName vcard:givenName ?firstName . \n"
     	                  + " ?newVcardName vcard:familyName ?lastName . \n",
                 N3_PREFIX + " ?newInd <" + RDFS.label.getURI() + "> ?label .",
-                N3_PREFIX + "@prefix vcard:<http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#> .\n"
+                N3_PREFIX + "@prefix vcard: <http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#> .\n"
                           + " ?newInd <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARG_2000028> ?newVcardInd . \n"
     	                  + " ?newVcardInd a vcard:Individual . \n"
     	                  + " ?newVcardInd vcard:hasName  ?newVcardName . \n"
@@ -204,5 +204,5 @@ public class VIVONewIndividualFormGenerator extends BaseEditConfigurationGenerat
 	    	editConfiguration.setLiteralsInScope(new HashMap<String, List<Literal>>());
 	    }
 	
-	private String N3_PREFIX = "@prefix foaf:<http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/> .\n";
+	private String N3_PREFIX = "@prefix foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/> .\n";
 }