diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index ec2a4901aa..d15ef06993 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -20847,9 +20847,11 @@ Bruce   7 Dec 2004
       compression options are 'efficient' in that they do not write an uncompressed
       file then compress -- they go straight to compressed.  SIGHUP and lockfile
       shutdown signals are properly caught and close compressed files and DB cleanly.
+    - Typo killed feeder with bad MySQL syntax
 
     sched/
         db_purge.C
+        feeder.C
 
 Rom    7 Dec 2004
     - Checkin changes suggested by Bruce Allen and Bernd Machenschalk related to
diff --git a/sched/feeder.C b/sched/feeder.C
index d8d47394f5..b016ab2193 100644
--- a/sched/feeder.C
+++ b/sched/feeder.C
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-d")) {
             log_messages.set_debug_level(atoi(argv[++i]));
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-random_order")) {
-            order_clause = "order by random";
+            order_clause = "order by random ";
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-priority_order")) {
-            order_clause = "order by priority desc";
+            order_clause = "order by priority desc ";
         }
     }