diff --git a/src/Renderers/CodeNodeRenderer.php b/src/Renderers/CodeNodeRenderer.php
index f51d436..8bc7dc2 100644
--- a/src/Renderers/CodeNodeRenderer.php
+++ b/src/Renderers/CodeNodeRenderer.php
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ public function render(): string
         }
 
         if ('terminal' === $language) {
-            $highlightedCode = preg_replace('/^\$/m', '<span class="hljs-prompt">$</span>', $highlightedCode);
-            $highlightedCode = preg_replace('/^C:\\\&gt;/m', '<span class="hljs-prompt">C:\&gt;</span>', $highlightedCode);
+            $highlightedCode = preg_replace('/^\$ /m', '<span class="hljs-prompt">$ </span>', $highlightedCode);
+            $highlightedCode = preg_replace('/^C:\\\&gt; /m', '<span class="hljs-prompt">C:\&gt; </span>', $highlightedCode);
         }
 
         $numOfLines = \count(preg_split('/\r\n|\r|\n/', $highlightedCode));
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/expected/blocks/code-blocks/terminal.html b/tests/fixtures/expected/blocks/code-blocks/terminal.html
index 3785b6a..878f8a6 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/expected/blocks/code-blocks/terminal.html
+++ b/tests/fixtures/expected/blocks/code-blocks/terminal.html
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 2</pre>
        <pre class="codeblock-code">
            <code>
-               <span class="hljs-prompt">$</span> cowsay
+               <span class="hljs-prompt">$ </span>cowsay
                <span class="hljs-string">'eat more chicken'</span>
-               <span class="hljs-prompt">$</span> cowsay
+               <span class="hljs-prompt">$ </span>cowsay
                <span class="hljs-string">'mmmm'</span>
            </code>
        </pre>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 3</pre>
        <pre class="codeblock-code">
            <code>
-               <span class="hljs-prompt">C:\&gt;</span> CIV
+               <span class="hljs-prompt">C:\&gt; </span>CIV
                <span class="hljs-comment"># Civilization for DOS - my first computer game!</span>
            </code>
        </pre>