diff --git a/data-access/servlet/src/main/java/vosi/VlkbServletFile.java b/data-access/servlet/src/main/java/vosi/VlkbServletFile.java
index 6db64e76a2beb350cadbe87726d7569822b3226a..eb8899f78052a00b45ef306b6c05d81918552e1d 100644
--- a/data-access/servlet/src/main/java/vosi/VlkbServletFile.java
+++ b/data-access/servlet/src/main/java/vosi/VlkbServletFile.java
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ public class VlkbServletFile
 
 	private static final String availStr = 
 		  "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>"
-		+ "<vosi:availability  "
-		+ " xmlns:vosi=\"http://www.ivoa.net/xml/VOSIAvailability/v1.0\">"
+		+ "<vosi:availability xmlns:vosi=\"http://www.ivoa.net/xml/VOSIAvailability/v1.0\">"
 		+ " <vosi:available>true</vosi:available>"
 		+ " <vosi:note> VLKB-SODA " + Version.asString + " is accepting queries </vosi:note>"
 		+ "</vosi:availability>";