diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/pendingbookings.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/pendingbookings.tt
index ec56c04849..1237309801 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/pendingbookings.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/pendingbookings.tt
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
                     "render": function(data,type,row,meta) {
                         if ( row.item ) {
                             if ( row.item.checked_out_date ) {
-                                return _("On loan, due: ") . $date(row.item.checked_out_date);
+                                return _("On loan, due: ") + $date(row.item.checked_out_date);
                             } else {
                                 return row.item._strings.location.str;
                             }