diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index d6fbc9158..982a7e488 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Anil K. Vijendran
 Anli Shundi
 Anthony Goubard
 Anthony Green
+Anthony Wat
 Antoine Baudoux
 Antoine Levy-Lambert
 Anton Mazkovoi
diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 08823b846..bfe25fc45 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ Fixed bugs:
    Bugzilla Report 51035.
 
  * Exec task may mix the stderr and stdout output while logging it
-   Bugzilla Report 50507.   
+   Bugzilla Report 50507.
+   
+ * Missing space between "finished" and timestamp in task/target 
+   finish message from ProfileLogger.
+   Bugzilla Report 51109.     
 
 Other changes:
 --------------
diff --git a/contributors.xml b/contributors.xml
index b0d02c8a2..f0bf380dc 100644
--- a/contributors.xml
+++ b/contributors.xml
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@
     <first>Anthony</first>
     <last>Green</last>
   </name>
+  <name>
+    <first>Anthony</first>
+    <last>Wat</last>
+  </name>
   <name>
     <first>Antoine</first>
     <last>Baudoux</last>
diff --git a/manual/listeners.html b/manual/listeners.html
index 7904ca240..2f5e5750b 100644
--- a/manual/listeners.html
+++ b/manual/listeners.html
@@ -514,23 +514,23 @@ Target aTarget: started Thu Jan 22 09:01:00 CET 2009
 echo: started Thu Jan 22 09:01:00 CET 2009
      [echo] echo-task
 
-echo: finishedThu Jan 22 09:01:00 CET 2009 (250ms)
+echo: finished Thu Jan 22 09:01:00 CET 2009 (250ms)
 
 zip: started Thu Jan 22 09:01:00 CET 2009
       [zip] Building zip: ...\my.zip
 
-zip: finishedThu Jan 22 09:01:01 CET 2009 (1313ms)
+zip: finished Thu Jan 22 09:01:01 CET 2009 (1313ms)
 
-Target aTarget: finishedThu Jan 22 09:01:01 CET 2009 (1719ms)
+Target aTarget: finished Thu Jan 22 09:01:01 CET 2009 (1719ms)
 
 Target anotherTarget: started Thu Jan 22 09:01:01 CET 2009
 
 echo: started Thu Jan 22 09:01:01 CET 2009
      [echo] another-echo-task
 
-echo: finishedThu Jan 22 09:01:01 CET 2009 (0ms)
+echo: finished Thu Jan 22 09:01:01 CET 2009 (0ms)
 
-Target anotherTarget: finishedThu Jan 22 09:01:01 CET 2009 (0ms)
+Target anotherTarget: finished Thu Jan 22 09:01:01 CET 2009 (0ms)
 
 BUILD SUCCESSFUL
 Total time: 2 seconds
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/listener/ProfileLogger.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/listener/ProfileLogger.java
index 5c7cfb1fb..43a3db914 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/listener/ProfileLogger.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/listener/ProfileLogger.java
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ public class ProfileLogger extends DefaultLogger {
         String msg = null;
         if (start != null) {
             long diff = now.getTime() - start.getTime();
-            msg = StringUtils.LINE_SEP + name + ": finished" + now + " ("
+            msg = StringUtils.LINE_SEP + name + ": finished " + now + " ("
                     + diff + "ms)";
         } else {
-            msg = StringUtils.LINE_SEP + name + ": finished" + now
+            msg = StringUtils.LINE_SEP + name + ": finished " + now
                     + " (unknown duration, start not detected)";
         }
         printMessage(msg, out, event.getPriority());