diff --git a/linkcheck/HtmlParser/htmllib.py b/linkcheck/HtmlParser/htmllib.py
index 6c6e9c29..0eb96073 100644
--- a/linkcheck/HtmlParser/htmllib.py
+++ b/linkcheck/HtmlParser/htmllib.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class HtmlPrettyPrinter (object):
         @type data: string
         @return: None
         """
-        self.fd.write("<!DOCTYPE%s>" % data)
+        self.fd.write("<!DOCTYPE %s>" % data)
 
     def pi (self, data):
         """
diff --git a/linkcheck/HtmlParser/htmlsax.py b/linkcheck/HtmlParser/htmlsax.py
index e3ed6be3..047fb928 100644
--- a/linkcheck/HtmlParser/htmlsax.py
+++ b/linkcheck/HtmlParser/htmlsax.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class Parser(object):
                             self.handler.comment(comment)
             elif isinstance(content, Doctype):
                 if hasattr(self.handler, 'doctype'):
-                    self.handler.doctype(content[7:])
+                    self.handler.doctype(content)
             elif isinstance(content, Comment):
                 if hasattr(self.handler, 'comment'):
                     self.handler.comment(content.strip())