diff --git a/gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.cpp b/gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.cpp
index 020a24be5..6199f91a7 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
 
   /* ************************************************************************ */
   void GaussianConditional::print(const string &s, const KeyFormatter& formatter) const {
-    cout << s << "GaussianConditional p(";
+    cout << s << " p(";
     for (const_iterator it = beginFrontals(); it != endFrontals(); ++it) {
       cout << (boost::format("%1%") % (formatter(*it))).str()
            << (nrFrontals() > 1 ? " " : "");
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.h b/gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.h
index e8aae4c31..b2b616dab 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.h
+++ b/gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.h
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ namespace gtsam {
     /// @{
 
     /** print */
-    void print(const std::string& = "", const KeyFormatter& formatter =
-                                            DefaultKeyFormatter) const override;
+    void print(
+        const std::string& = "GaussianConditional",
+        const KeyFormatter& formatter = DefaultKeyFormatter) const override;
 
     /** equals function */
     bool equals(const GaussianFactor&cg, double tol = 1e-9) const override;