diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/retry.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/retry.tsx
index 8d5061c..ae8b252 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/components/retry.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/components/retry.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface RetryProps {
 const Retry: FC<RetryProps> = (props: RetryProps) => {
 	const { error, text, retryFunc } = props;
 
+	// relies on the element being replaced with null when not in use
 	const [attempts, setAttempts] = useState(0);
 
 	const [retryCallable, buttonText, buttonShaking] = useAsyncSubmitButton(
@@ -32,10 +33,10 @@ const Retry: FC<RetryProps> = (props: RetryProps) => {
 		},
 		[retryFunc],
 		{
-			start: `Try Again ${attempts ? `#${attempts + 1}` : ''}`,
+			start: `Try Again${attempts ? ` #${attempts + 1}` : ''}`,
 			pending: 'Fetching...',
-			done: `Try Again ${attempts ? `#${attempts + 1}` : ''}`,
-			error: `Try Again ${attempts ? `#${attempts + 1}` : ''}`,
+			done: `Try Again${attempts ? ` #${attempts + 1}` : ''}`,
+			error: `Try Again${attempts ? ` #${attempts + 1}` : ''}`,
 		},
 	);