diff --git a/pubs/color.py b/pubs/color.py
index d645b81..98d50c5 100644
--- a/pubs/color.py
+++ b/pubs/color.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def dye(s, color=end, bold=False):
     return color + s + end
 
 _dye = dye
-def _nodye(s, **kwargs):
+def _nodye(s, *args, **kwargs):
     return s
 
 def setup(enable = True):
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ undye_re = re.compile('\x1b\[[;\d]*[A-Za-z]')
 
 def undye(s):
     """Purge string s of color"""
-    return undye_re.sub('', s)
\ No newline at end of file
+    return undye_re.sub('', s)
diff --git a/pubs/pretty.py b/pubs/pretty.py
index f7f7b9a..6d0a2c7 100644
--- a/pubs/pretty.py
+++ b/pubs/pretty.py
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ def bib_oneliner(bibentry):
     authors = short_authors(bibentry)
     journal = ''
     if 'journal' in bibentry:
-        journal = bibentry['journal']['name']
+        journal = ' ' + bibentry['journal']['name']
     elif bibentry['type'] == 'inproceedings':
-        journal = bibentry.get('booktitle', '')
+        journal = ' ' + bibentry.get('booktitle', '')
 
-    return u'{authors} \"{title}\" {journal} {year}'.format(
+    return u'{authors} \"{title}\"{journal}{year}'.format(
             authors=color.dye(authors, color.cyan),
             title=bibentry['title'],
             journal=color.dye(journal, color.yellow),
-            year='({})'.format(bibentry['year']) if 'year' in bibentry else '',
+            year=' ({})'.format(bibentry['year']) if 'year' in bibentry else '',
             )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pretty.py b/tests/test_pretty.py
index 0437358..b0ef690 100644
--- a/tests/test_pretty.py
+++ b/tests/test_pretty.py
@@ -5,17 +5,28 @@ import os
 import dotdot
 import fake_env
 
-from pubs import endecoder, pretty
+from pubs import endecoder, pretty, color
 
 from str_fixtures import bibtex_raw0
 
+
 class TestPretty(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def setUp(self):
+        color.setup(enable=False)
+
     def test_oneliner(self):
+        decoder = endecoder.EnDecoder()
+        bibdata = decoder.decode_bibdata(bibtex_raw0)
+        line = u'Page, Lawrence et al. "The PageRank Citation Ranking: Bringing Order to the Web." (1999)'
+        self.assertEqual(pretty.bib_oneliner(bibdata['Page99']), line)
 
+    def test_oneliner_no_year(self):
         decoder = endecoder.EnDecoder()
         bibdata = decoder.decode_bibdata(bibtex_raw0)
-        pretty.bib_oneliner(bibdata['Page99'])
+        bibdata['Page99'].pop('year')
+        line = u'Page, Lawrence et al. "The PageRank Citation Ranking: Bringing Order to the Web."'
+        self.assertEqual(pretty.bib_oneliner(bibdata['Page99']), line)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_usecase.py b/tests/test_usecase.py
index d1a14ea..b84d117 100644
--- a/tests/test_usecase.py
+++ b/tests/test_usecase.py
@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ class TestUsecase(DataCommandTestCase):
     def test_first(self):
         correct = ['Initializing pubs in /paper_first.\n',
                    '',
-                   '[Page99] Page, Lawrence et al. "The PageRank Citation Ranking: Bringing Order to the Web."  (1999) \n',
+                   '[Page99] Page, Lawrence et al. "The PageRank Citation Ranking: Bringing Order to the Web." (1999) \n',
                    '',
                    '',
                    'search network\n',
-                   '[Page99] Page, Lawrence et al. "The PageRank Citation Ranking: Bringing Order to the Web."  (1999) search network\n'
+                   '[Page99] Page, Lawrence et al. "The PageRank Citation Ranking: Bringing Order to the Web." (1999) search network\n'
                   ]
 
         cmds = ['pubs init -p paper_first/',
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class TestUsecase(DataCommandTestCase):
         bib2 = re.sub('Lawrence Page', 'Lawrence Ridge', bib1)
         bib3 = re.sub('Page99', 'Ridge07', bib2)
 
-        line = '[Page99] Page, Lawrence et al. "The PageRank Citation Ranking: Bringing Order to the Web."  (1999) \n'
+        line = '[Page99] Page, Lawrence et al. "The PageRank Citation Ranking: Bringing Order to the Web." (1999) \n'
         line1 = re.sub('1999', '2007', line)
         line2 = re.sub('Page,', 'Ridge,', line1)
         line3 = re.sub('Page99', 'Ridge07', line2)