diff --git a/.changeset/tidy-cameras-jump.md b/.changeset/tidy-cameras-jump.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87ab777af65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tidy-cameras-jump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Fix a stray double space in the `getAuth()` "Clerk can't detect usage of clerkMiddleware()" error, so the first bullet renders as `- clerkMiddleware() is used in your Next.js middleware or proxy file.`
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/server/errors.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/server/errors.ts
index 07eb7efdd04..2cc8a8f1c7a 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/server/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/server/errors.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const getAuthAuthHeaderMissing = () => authAuthHeaderMissing('getAuth', u
 
 export const authAuthHeaderMissing = (helperName = 'auth', prefixSteps?: string[], fileReference = 'middleware') => {
   return `Clerk: ${helperName}() was called but Clerk can't detect usage of clerkMiddleware(). Please ensure the following:
-- ${prefixSteps ? [...prefixSteps, ''].join('\n- ') : ' '}clerkMiddleware() is used in your Next.js ${fileReference} file.
+- ${prefixSteps ? [...prefixSteps, ''].join('\n- ') : ''}clerkMiddleware() is used in your Next.js ${fileReference} file.
 - Your ${fileReference} matcher is configured to match this route or page.
 - If you are using the src directory, make sure the ${fileReference} file is inside of it.