diff --git a/public/app/features/templating/variable_srv.ts b/public/app/features/templating/variable_srv.ts
index 784e9c1ebd1..e536d35a406 100644
--- a/public/app/features/templating/variable_srv.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/templating/variable_srv.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export class VariableSrv {
           }),
           text: _.map(selected, val => {
             return val.text;
-          }).join(' + '),
+          }),
         };
       }