diff --git a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_main.ui b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_main.ui
index 582645b9f..566cea862 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_main.ui
+++ b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_main.ui
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
           <enum>Qt::ClickFocus</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="placeholderText">
-          <string> Search</string>
+          <string>Search</string>
          </property>
          <property name="clearButtonEnabled">
           <bool>true</bool>
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.cpp b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.cpp
index f6abc4674..3bc7ddece 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ VMManagerMainWindow(QWidget *parent)
 
     const auto searchBar = new QLineEdit();
     searchBar->setMinimumWidth(150);
-    searchBar->setPlaceholderText(" " + tr("Search"));
+    searchBar->setPlaceholderText(tr("Search"));
     searchBar->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Maximum, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
     searchBar->setClearButtonEnabled(true);
     // Spacer to make the search go all the way to the right