diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index b8937a8ab3..948671e42c 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -801,7 +801,8 @@ else
 
 			$msg_date =  create_date($board_config['default_dateformat'], $postrow['post_time'], $board_config['board_timezone']);
 
-			$quote_username = ( !empty($post_info['post_username']) ) ? $post_info['post_username'] : $post_info['username'];
+			// Use trim to get rid of spaces placed there by MS-SQL 2000
+			$quote_username = ( trim($post_info['post_username']) != '' ) ? $post_info['post_username'] : $post_info['username'];
 			$message = '[quote="' . $quote_username . '"]' . $message . '[/quote]';
 
 			if ( !empty($orig_word) )
@@ -1117,4 +1118,4 @@ $template->pparse('body');
 
 include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/page_tail.'.$phpEx);
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>