diff --git a/hangman.c b/hangman.c
index 7a89f76..0e78a24 100644
--- a/hangman.c
+++ b/hangman.c
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ void initGuessWord(game_state *gs) {
     getstr(gs->guessWord);
     gs->wordLength = strlen(gs->guessWord);
     for (i = 0; i < gs->wordLength; i++) {
-        gs->currentWord[i] = '_';
+        if (gs->guessWord[i] == ' ') { //Check for spaces if it's a sentence
+            gs->currentWord[i] = ' ';
+        } else {
+            gs->currentWord[i] = '_';
+        }
     }
     clear(); //clear the screen
 }