diff --git a/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty b/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty
index 2ec671bfaaabc770c9d7ac94951a3692b3d2ea4d..b7c5f9880ef421e557ec3befc941884ae080b8cf 100644
--- a/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty
+++ b/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
    \hbox{%
       \begin{beamercolorbox}[left,wd=.15\paperwidth,ht=.4cm,dp=1.25ex]{page in head/foot}%
          \hspace*{3ex}%
-         \usebeamerfont{author in head/foot}\insertframenumber{}~/\inserttotalframenumber%
+         \usebeamerfont{author in head/foot}\insertframenumber{}/\inserttotalframenumber%
          \hfill{}%
       \end{beamercolorbox}%
       \hspace*{1ex}%