diff --git a/lua/diffview/scene/views/diff/render.lua b/lua/diffview/scene/views/diff/render.lua
index f8352579..612c8953 100644
--- a/lua/diffview/scene/views/diff/render.lua
+++ b/lua/diffview/scene/views/diff/render.lua
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ local function render_file(conf, panel, comp, show_path, depth, sign_pad)
 
   if file.stats then
     if file.stats.additions then
-      comp:add_text(" " .. file.stats.additions, "DiffviewFilePanelInsertions")
+      comp:add_text(" ")
+      comp:add_text(tostring(file.stats.additions), "DiffviewFilePanelInsertions")
       comp:add_text(", ")
       comp:add_text(tostring(file.stats.deletions), "DiffviewFilePanelDeletions")
     elseif file.stats.conflicts then
diff --git a/lua/diffview/scene/views/file_history/render.lua b/lua/diffview/scene/views/file_history/render.lua
index 63b0c191..49dba1ff 100644
--- a/lua/diffview/scene/views/file_history/render.lua
+++ b/lua/diffview/scene/views/file_history/render.lua
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ local function render_file_stats(comp, stats, stat_style)
   local show_bar = stat_style == "bar" or stat_style == "both"
 
   if show_number then
-    comp:add_text(" " .. stats.additions, "DiffviewFilePanelInsertions")
+    comp:add_text(" ")
+    comp:add_text(tostring(stats.additions), "DiffviewFilePanelInsertions")
     comp:add_text(", ")
     comp:add_text(tostring(stats.deletions), "DiffviewFilePanelDeletions")
   end