diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataSourceSettings/DataSourceHttpSettings.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataSourceSettings/DataSourceHttpSettings.tsx
index 53f2146d3ef..113e178e74a 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataSourceSettings/DataSourceHttpSettings.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataSourceSettings/DataSourceHttpSettings.tsx
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ const HttpAccessHelp = () => (
     <p>
       Access mode controls how requests to the data source will be handled.
       <strong>
-        <i>Server</i>
+        &nbsp<i>Server</i>
       </strong>{' '}
-      should be the preferred way if nothing else stated.
+      should be the preferred way if nothing else is stated.
     </p>
     <div className="alert-title">Server access mode (Default):</div>
     <p>