diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7c45f4bf..f2b37488 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.8.6
+    rev: v0.9.1
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args:
diff --git a/src/widgetastic/widget/table.py b/src/widgetastic/widget/table.py
index 9800a51f..6850a809 100644
--- a/src/widgetastic/widget/table.py
+++ b/src/widgetastic/widget/table.py
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ def _build_query(self, processed_filters, row_filters):
                     q = f"contains(normalize-space(.), normalize-space({quote(value)}))"
                 elif method == "startswith":
                     # starts with
-                    q = ("starts-with(normalize-space(.), " "normalize-space({}))").format(
+                    q = ("starts-with(normalize-space(.), normalize-space({}))").format(
                         quote(value)
                     )
                 elif method == "endswith":