diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.CodeFormatting/Rules/CopyrightHeaderRule.CSharp.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.CodeFormatting/Rules/CopyrightHeaderRule.CSharp.cs
index df0be36b..ffd264db 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.CodeFormatting/Rules/CopyrightHeaderRule.CSharp.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.CodeFormatting/Rules/CopyrightHeaderRule.CSharp.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ protected override bool IsNewLine(SyntaxTrivia trivia)
 
             protected override SyntaxTrivia CreateLineComment(string commentText)
             {
-                return SyntaxFactory.Comment("// " + commentText);
+                return SyntaxFactory.Comment("//" + commentText);
             }
 
             protected override SyntaxTrivia CreateNewLine()
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.CodeFormatting/Rules/CopyrightHeaderRule.VisualBasic.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.CodeFormatting/Rules/CopyrightHeaderRule.VisualBasic.cs
index f19d27cf..3915105f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.CodeFormatting/Rules/CopyrightHeaderRule.VisualBasic.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.CodeFormatting/Rules/CopyrightHeaderRule.VisualBasic.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ protected override bool IsNewLine(SyntaxTrivia trivia)
 
             protected override SyntaxTrivia CreateLineComment(string commentText)
             {
-                return SyntaxFactory.CommentTrivia("' " + commentText);
+                return SyntaxFactory.CommentTrivia("'" + commentText);
             }
 
             protected override SyntaxTrivia CreateNewLine()
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.CodeFormatting/Rules/CopyrightHeaderRule.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.CodeFormatting/Rules/CopyrightHeaderRule.cs
index f297bfea..5b092ad5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.CodeFormatting/Rules/CopyrightHeaderRule.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.CodeFormatting/Rules/CopyrightHeaderRule.cs
@@ -190,15 +190,15 @@ private static string GetCommentText(string line)
         {
             if (line.StartsWith("'"))
             {
-                return line.Substring(1).TrimStart();
+                return line.Substring(1);
             }
 
             if (line.StartsWith("//"))
             {
-                return line.Substring(2).TrimStart();
+                return line.Substring(2);
             }
 
-            return line;
+            return " " + line;
         }
 
         public override bool SupportsLanguage(string languageName)