diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_head.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_head.html.haml
index 4a0f60d36c2..9d035f0e012 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_head.html.haml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 %head
   %meta{charset: "utf-8"}
   %title
+    = "#{title} | " if defined?(title)
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-    = " > #{title}" if defined?(title)
   = favicon_link_tag 'favicon.ico'
   = stylesheet_link_tag    "application"
   = javascript_include_tag "application"