diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/dataeditor/DataEditorService.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/dataeditor/DataEditorService.java
index e06eb653d08..3824f994d07 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/dataeditor/DataEditorService.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/dataeditor/DataEditorService.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public static String getTitleValue(LogicalDivision element, String metadataTitle
         if (metadataTitle.isPresent()) {
             return metadataTitle.get();
         }
-        return "";
+        return " - ";
     }
 
     /**