diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
index 45a7f5c3e..74cfebb6b 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Fixes issue # .
+Fixes #{issue number here}
 
 Changes proposed in this pull request:
 -