diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ec6646e..5afe36c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
   This setting will define a language parameter that will be attached to the
   meta for all text/gemini responses. For example, ``--default-lang=en`` will
   set the response meta to ``"text/gemini; lang=en"``.
-- Added definition for the "11 SENSITIVE INPUT" status code.
+- Added support for the "11 SENSITIVE INPUT" status code.
+- The response header now uses a <space> instead of a <tab> to separate the
+  status code from the meta text.
 
 ### v0.3.2
 
diff --git a/jetforce/protocol.py b/jetforce/protocol.py
index a0fab4a..c0cfd47 100644
--- a/jetforce/protocol.py
+++ b/jetforce/protocol.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class GeminiProtocol(LineOnlyReceiver):
         Write the gemini status line to an internal buffer.
 
         The status line is a single UTF-8 line formatted as:
-            <code>\t<meta>\r\n
+            <STATUS><SPACE><META><CR><LF>
 
         If the response status is 2, the meta field will contain the mimetype
         of the response data sent. If the status is something else, the meta
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class GeminiProtocol(LineOnlyReceiver):
         """
         self.status = status
         self.meta = meta
-        self.response_buffer = f"{status}\t{meta}\r\n"
+        self.response_buffer = f"{status} {meta}\r\n"
 
     def write_body(self, data: typing.Union[str, bytes]) -> None:
         """