diff --git a/org-roam.el b/org-roam.el
index f74a4e8..cc79b08 100644
--- a/org-roam.el
+++ b/org-roam.el
@@ -613,10 +613,10 @@ specified via the #+ROAM_ALIAS property."
 (defun org-roam---helm-candidate-transformer (candidates _source)
   "Transforms CANDIDATES for Helm-based completing read.
 SOURCE is not used."
-  (let ((prefixed-pattern (propertize
-                           " " 'display
-                           (propertize "[?]" 'face 'helm-ff-prefix))))
-    (cons (concat prefixed-pattern " " helm-pattern)
+  (let ((prefix (propertize "[?] "
+                            'face 'helm-ff-prefix)))
+    (cons (propertize helm-pattern
+                    'display (concat prefix helm-pattern))
           candidates)))
 
 (cl-defun org-roam--completing-read (prompt choices &key