diff --git a/xybrid/ui/patterneditormodel.cpp b/xybrid/ui/patterneditormodel.cpp
index 9c489f2..a453db8 100644
--- a/xybrid/ui/patterneditormodel.cpp
+++ b/xybrid/ui/patterneditormodel.cpp
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ QVariant PatternEditorModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const {
             if (cc % 2 == 0) {
                 if (row.numParams() > cp) return QString(1,static_cast<char>(row.params->at(cp)[0]));
                 if (row.numParams() == cp) return qs("» ");
-                return QString();
+                return qs(" ");
             }
             if (row.numParams() > cp) {
                 if (row.params->at(cp)[0] == ' ') return qs("- ");
                 return byteStr(row.params->at(cp)[1]);
             }
-            return QString();
+            return qs(" ");
         }
     } else if (role == Qt::SizeHintRole) {
         if (index.row() >= pattern->rows) return QSize(-1, -1);