diff --git a/examples/mqtt.py b/examples/mqtt.py
index a6a55e5..11d6abe 100644
--- a/examples/mqtt.py
+++ b/examples/mqtt.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def on_message(client, userdata, msg):
         line = 60
 
     print(line)
-    drawblack.text((150, line), "", font = font10, fill = 0)
+    drawblack.text((150, line), "    ", font = font10, fill = 0)
     epd.DisplayPartial(epd.getbuffer(HBlackimage))
     drawblack.text((150, line), msg.payload.decode(), font = font10, fill = 0)
     epd.DisplayPartial(epd.getbuffer(HBlackimage))