diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/textfield/TelephoneField.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/textfield/TelephoneField.svelte
index 8a9038f..5f21175 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/textfield/TelephoneField.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/textfield/TelephoneField.svelte
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	$: {
 		let x = value.replace(/\D/g, '').match(/(\d{0,3})(\d{0,3})(\d{0,3})(\d{0,3})/)!;
 		value =
-			'+' + x[1] + (x[2] ? ' ' + x[2] : '') + (x[3] ? ' ' + x[3] : '') + (x[4] ? ' ' + x[4] : '');
+			(x[1] ? '+' + x[1] : '') + (x[2] ? ' ' + x[2] : '') + (x[3] ? ' ' + x[3] : '') + (x[4] ? ' ' + x[4] : '');
 	}
 </script>