diff --git a/git_machete/annotation.py b/git_machete/annotation.py
index ee40db017..32a15bbea 100644
--- a/git_machete/annotation.py
+++ b/git_machete/annotation.py
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ def __init__(self, text: str):
         self.text_without_qualifiers = self.qualifiers.get_annotation_text_without_qualifiers()
         self.qualifiers_text = self.qualifiers.get_qualifiers_text()
 
+    def get_unformatted_text(self) -> str:
+        annotation_text = f"  {self.text_without_qualifiers}"
+        if self.qualifiers_text != '':
+            annotation_text += ' ' if self.text_without_qualifiers != '' else ''
+            annotation_text += self.qualifiers_text
+        return annotation_text
+
     def get_formatted_text(self) -> str:
         annotation_text = f"  {utils.dim(self.text_without_qualifiers)}"
         if self.qualifiers_text != '':
diff --git a/git_machete/client.py b/git_machete/client.py
index e708ff9dc..a798dc59a 100644
--- a/git_machete/client.py
+++ b/git_machete/client.py
@@ -218,9 +218,8 @@ def render_tree(self) -> List[str]:
             self.__indent = "\t"
 
         def render_dfs(branch: LocalBranchShortName, depth: int) -> List[str]:
-            self.annotation = f" {self.__annotations[branch].text_without_qualifiers} {self.__annotations[branch].qualifiers_text}" \
-                if branch in self.__annotations else ""
-            res: List[str] = [depth * self.__indent + branch + self.annotation]
+            annotation = self.__annotations[branch].get_unformatted_text() if branch in self.__annotations else ""
+            res: List[str] = [depth * self.__indent + branch + annotation]
             for down_branch in self.__down_branches.get(branch, []):
                 res += render_dfs(down_branch, depth + 1)
             return res