diff --git a/cmd/micro/util.go b/cmd/micro/util.go
index 8ba71d11..bbcc4f55 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/util.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/util.go
@@ -36,11 +36,7 @@ func NumOccurrences(s string, c byte) int {
 
 // Spaces returns a string with n spaces
 func Spaces(n int) string {
-	var str string
-	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-		str += " "
-	}
-	return str
+	return strings.Repeat(" ", n)
 }
 
 // Min takes the min of two ints