diff --git a/src/__tests__/baselines/minification-only/issue40.ts.baseline b/src/__tests__/baselines/minification-only/issue40.ts.baseline
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..200e58b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/baselines/minification-only/issue40.ts.baseline
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`issue40.ts 1`] = `
+
+File: issue40.ts
+Source code:
+
+  declare const styled: any;
+  
+  styled.div\`padding: 0 0 13px \${'50px'};\`
+  
+
+TypeScript before transform:
+
+  declare const styled: any;
+  styled.div \`padding: 0 0 13px \${"50px"};\`;
+  
+
+TypeScript after transform:
+
+  declare const styled: any;
+  styled.div \`padding:0 0 13px \${'50px'};\`;
+  
+
+
+`;
diff --git a/src/__tests__/baselines/minification-only/simple.ts.baseline b/src/__tests__/baselines/minification-only/simple.ts.baseline
index 667a159..697b38a 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/baselines/minification-only/simple.ts.baseline
+++ b/src/__tests__/baselines/minification-only/simple.ts.baseline
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ TypeScript after transform:
   styled.div \`this is a test\`;
   // returns the indices of removed placeholders (expressions)
   // \`this is some input with \${placeholder1} and //\${placeholder2}\`
-  styled.div \`this is some input with\${placeholder1} and//\${placeholder2}\`;
+  styled.div \`this is some input with \${placeholder1} and//\${placeholder2}\`;
   // works with raw escape codes
   // \`this\\\\nis\\\\na \\\\ntest\`
   styled.div \`this\\\\nis\\\\na \\\\ntest\`;
diff --git a/src/__tests__/baselines/minification/issue40.ts.baseline b/src/__tests__/baselines/minification/issue40.ts.baseline
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..200e58b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/baselines/minification/issue40.ts.baseline
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`issue40.ts 1`] = `
+
+File: issue40.ts
+Source code:
+
+  declare const styled: any;
+  
+  styled.div\`padding: 0 0 13px \${'50px'};\`
+  
+
+TypeScript before transform:
+
+  declare const styled: any;
+  styled.div \`padding: 0 0 13px \${"50px"};\`;
+  
+
+TypeScript after transform:
+
+  declare const styled: any;
+  styled.div \`padding:0 0 13px \${'50px'};\`;
+  
+
+
+`;
diff --git a/src/__tests__/baselines/minification/simple.ts.baseline b/src/__tests__/baselines/minification/simple.ts.baseline
index 667a159..697b38a 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/baselines/minification/simple.ts.baseline
+++ b/src/__tests__/baselines/minification/simple.ts.baseline
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ TypeScript after transform:
   styled.div \`this is a test\`;
   // returns the indices of removed placeholders (expressions)
   // \`this is some input with \${placeholder1} and //\${placeholder2}\`
-  styled.div \`this is some input with\${placeholder1} and//\${placeholder2}\`;
+  styled.div \`this is some input with \${placeholder1} and//\${placeholder2}\`;
   // works with raw escape codes
   // \`this\\\\nis\\\\na \\\\ntest\`
   styled.div \`this\\\\nis\\\\na \\\\ntest\`;
diff --git a/src/__tests__/fixtures/minification/issue40.ts b/src/__tests__/fixtures/minification/issue40.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2a322e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/fixtures/minification/issue40.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+declare const styled: any;
+
+styled.div`padding: 0 0 13px ${'50px'};`
diff --git a/src/__tests__/minify.test.ts b/src/__tests__/minify.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..611b41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/minify.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { createMinifier } from '../minify';
+
+it.skip('debug', () => {
+    const minifer = createMinifier();
+
+    move(' w: ');
+    move(';\n ');
+
+    function move(next: string, last?: boolean) {
+        console.log({ move: { next, last }, result: minifer(next, last) });
+    }
+});
diff --git a/src/minify.ts b/src/minify.ts
index b7ea956..e862d27 100644
--- a/src/minify.ts
+++ b/src/minify.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const stateMachine: StateMachine = {
             if (ch == '\'' || ch == '"' || ch == '(') return { state: ch }
             if (ch == ' ' || ch == '\n' || ch == '\r') return { skipEmit: true, state: ' ' } // we may need a space
             if (ch == '/') return { state: '/', skipEmit: true }
-            if (isSymbol(ch)) return;
+            if (isSymbol(ch)) return { state: ';' };
             return { state: 'x' }
         }
     },
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ const stateMachine: StateMachine = {
             if (ch == '/') return { state: '/', skipEmit: true }
             if (isSymbol(ch)) return { state: ';' };
             return { state: 'x', emit: ' ' + ch };
+        },
+        flush(last) {
+            if (!last) return { emit: ' ' };
         }
     },
     '\n': { // may need new line
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ const stateMachine: StateMachine = {
     }
 };
 
-function createMinifier(): (next: string, last?: boolean) => string {
+export function createMinifier(): (next: string, last?: boolean) => string {
     let state: State = ';';
 
     return (next, last = false) => {
@@ -195,11 +198,17 @@ function createMinifier(): (next: string, last?: boolean) => string {
         while (pos < len) {
             const ch = next[pos++];
             const reducer = stateMachine[state];
-            apply(reducer.next && reducer.next(ch), ch)
+            const prevState = state;
+            const reducerResult = reducer.next && reducer.next(ch);
+            apply(reducerResult, ch)
+            //console.log('next(', { ch, state: prevState }, '): ', reducerResult, ' -> ', { state, minified });
         }
 
         const reducer = stateMachine[state];
-        apply(reducer.flush && reducer.flush(last));
+        const prevState = state;
+        const reducerResult = reducer.flush && reducer.flush(last);
+        apply(reducerResult);
+        //console.log('flush', { state: prevState }, '): ', reducerResult, ' -> ', { state, minified });
 
         return minified;
     }