diff --git a/tests/trace/test_objects_query_builder.py b/tests/trace/test_objects_query_builder.py
index 758cf9cfbb1..0fdb888e3bb 100644
--- a/tests/trace/test_objects_query_builder.py
+++ b/tests/trace/test_objects_query_builder.py
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ def test_make_conditions_part():
 def test_make_object_id_conditions_part():
     assert _make_object_id_conditions_part(None) == ""
     assert _make_object_id_conditions_part([]) == ""
-    assert _make_object_id_conditions_part(["id = 1"]) == "AND id = 1"
+    assert _make_object_id_conditions_part(["id = 1"]) == " AND id = 1"
     assert (
         _make_object_id_conditions_part(["id = 1", "id = 2"])
-        == "AND ((id = 1) AND (id = 2))"
+        == " AND ((id = 1) AND (id = 2))"
     )
 
 
diff --git a/weave/trace_server/objects_query_builder.py b/weave/trace_server/objects_query_builder.py
index c5b63b2af97..2df6c719eb4 100644
--- a/weave/trace_server/objects_query_builder.py
+++ b/weave/trace_server/objects_query_builder.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def _make_object_id_conditions_part(object_id_conditions: Optional[list[str]]) -
     if not object_id_conditions:
         return ""
     conditions_str = combine_conditions(object_id_conditions, "AND")
-    return _make_optional_part("AND", conditions_str)
+    return " " + _make_optional_part("AND", conditions_str)
 
 
 def format_metadata_objects_from_query_result(
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def make_metadata_query(self) -> str:
                 ORDER BY created_at ASC
             ) AS rn
         FROM object_versions
-        WHERE project_id = {{project_id: String}} {self.object_id_conditions_part}
+        WHERE project_id = {{project_id: String}}{self.object_id_conditions_part}
     )
     WHERE rn = 1
 )"""