diff --git a/interpreter/interpreter.lua b/interpreter/interpreter.lua
index 909821b..b124517 100644
--- a/interpreter/interpreter.lua
+++ b/interpreter/interpreter.lua
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ local function post_process_text(state, text)
 		for i=1, #text-1 do
 			local a, b = text[i], text[i+1]
 			local na = #a.text:match(" *$")
-			local nb = #b.text:match(" *$")
+			local nb = #b.text:match("^ *")
 			if na > 0 and nb > 0 then -- remove duplicated spaces from second element first
-				b.text = b.text:match("^(.-) *$")
+				b.text = b.text:match("^ *(.-)$")
 			end
 			if na > 1 then
 				a.text = a.text:match("^(.- ) *$")
diff --git a/test/tests/choice line interpolation with text event.lua b/test/tests/choice line interpolation with text event.lua
index 62e9a1d..12204c3 100644
--- a/test/tests/choice line interpolation with text event.lua	
+++ b/test/tests/choice line interpolation with text event.lua	
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@ _[29]={}
 _[28]={}
 _[27]={1}
 _[26]={}
-_[25]={tags=_[26],text=" to move."}
-_[24]={tags=_[26],text=" joystick"}
-_[23]={tags=_[30],text="left"}
-_[22]={tags=_[26],text="Use "}
-_[21]={tags=_[29],text="Other"}
+_[25]={text=" to move.",tags=_[26]}
+_[24]={text="joystick",tags=_[26]}
+_[23]={text="left ",tags=_[30]}
+_[22]={text="Use ",tags=_[26]}
+_[21]={text="Other",tags=_[29]}
 _[20]={}
-_[19]={tags=_[28],text="No"}
-_[18]={tags=_[20],text=" to jump."}
-_[17]={tags=_[27],text="A"}
-_[16]={tags=_[20],text="Press "}
-_[15]={tags=_[26],text="ok"}
+_[19]={text="No",tags=_[28]}
+_[18]={text="to jump.",tags=_[20]}
+_[17]={text="A ",tags=_[27]}
+_[16]={text="Press ",tags=_[20]}
+_[15]={text="ok",tags=_[26]}
 _[14]={_[22],_[23],_[24],_[25]}
 _[13]={_[21]}
-_[12]={tags=_[20],text="ok"}
+_[12]={text="ok",tags=_[20]}
 _[11]={_[19]}
 _[10]={_[16],_[17],_[18]}
 _[9]={_[15]}
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ return {_[1],_[2],_[3],_[4],_[5]}
         text = "Press "
       }, {
         tags = { 1 },
-        text = "A"
+        text = "A "
       }, {
         tags = <table 1>,
-        text = " to jump."
+        text = "to jump."
       } }, { {
         tags = {},
         text = "No"
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ return {_[1],_[2],_[3],_[4],_[5]}
         text = "Use "
       }, {
         tags = { 1 },
-        text = "left"
+        text = "left "
       }, {
         tags = <table 1>,
-        text = " joystick"
+        text = "joystick"
       }, {
         tags = <table 1>,
         text = " to move."
diff --git a/test/tests/text line interpolation with text event.lua b/test/tests/text line interpolation with text event.lua
index cab6e7e..c208c91 100644
--- a/test/tests/text line interpolation with text event.lua	
+++ b/test/tests/text line interpolation with text event.lua	
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ _[16]={1}
 _[15]={}
 _[14]={1}
 _[13]={}
-_[12]={tags=_[15],text=" to move."}
-_[11]={tags=_[15],text=" joystick"}
-_[10]={tags=_[16],text="left"}
-_[9]={tags=_[15],text="Use "}
-_[8]={tags=_[13],text=" to jump."}
-_[7]={tags=_[14],text="A"}
-_[6]={tags=_[13],text="Press "}
+_[12]={text=" to move.",tags=_[15]}
+_[11]={text="joystick",tags=_[15]}
+_[10]={text="left ",tags=_[16]}
+_[9]={text="Use ",tags=_[15]}
+_[8]={text="to jump.",tags=_[13]}
+_[7]={text="A ",tags=_[14]}
+_[6]={text="Press ",tags=_[13]}
 _[5]={_[9],_[10],_[11],_[12]}
 _[4]={_[6],_[7],_[8]}
 _[3]={"return"}
@@ -22,20 +22,20 @@ return {_[1],_[2],_[3]}
       text = "Press "
     }, {
       tags = { 1 },
-      text = "A"
+      text = "A "
     }, {
       tags = <table 1>,
-      text = " to jump."
+      text = "to jump."
     } } }
 { "text", { {
       tags = <1>{},
       text = "Use "
     }, {
       tags = { 1 },
-      text = "left"
+      text = "left "
     }, {
       tags = <table 1>,
-      text = " joystick"
+      text = "joystick"
     }, {
       tags = <table 1>,
       text = " to move."