diff --git a/src/app/token.coffee b/src/app/token.coffee
index a413cd521..6f08ba0d1 100644
--- a/src/app/token.coffee
+++ b/src/app/token.coffee
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Token
 
   buildTabToken: (tabLength) ->
     new Token(
-      value: new Array(tabLength + 1).join(" ")
+      value: _.multiplyString(" ", tabLength)
       scopes: @scopes
       bufferDelta: 1
       isAtomic: true