diff --git a/lib/modules/ai_bot/anthropic_bot.rb b/lib/modules/ai_bot/anthropic_bot.rb
index 2251cffc..c71dd95c 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ai_bot/anthropic_bot.rb
+++ b/lib/modules/ai_bot/anthropic_bot.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ module DiscourseAi
       end
 
       def get_delta(partial, context)
-        partial[:completion]
+        completion = partial[:completion]
+        if completion&.start_with?(" ") && !context[:processed_first]
+          completion = completion[1..-1]
+          context[:processed_first] = true
+        end
+        completion
       end
 
       private
diff --git a/spec/lib/modules/ai_bot/anthropic_bot_spec.rb b/spec/lib/modules/ai_bot/anthropic_bot_spec.rb
index 718fd59e..075d5ff6 100644
--- a/spec/lib/modules/ai_bot/anthropic_bot_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/modules/ai_bot/anthropic_bot_spec.rb
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ module ::DiscourseAi
           SiteSetting.ai_bot_enabled_chat_commands = "read|search"
           functions = DiscourseAi::AiBot::Bot::FunctionCalls.new
 
+          # note anthropic API has a silly leading space, we need to make sure we can handle that
           prompt = <<~REPLY
-            Hi there I am a robot!!!
-
+            hello world
             !search(search_query: "hello world", random_stuff: 77)
             !random(search_query: "hello world", random_stuff: 77)
             !read(topic_id: 109)
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ module ::DiscourseAi
 
       describe "#update_with_delta" do
         describe "get_delta" do
+          it "can properly remove first leading space" do
+            context = {}
+            reply = +""
+
+            reply << bot.get_delta({ completion: " Hello" }, context)
+            reply << bot.get_delta({ completion: " World" }, context)
+            expect(reply).to eq("Hello World")
+          end
+
           it "can properly remove Assistant prefix" do
             context = {}
             reply = +""