diff --git a/plugins/tweak/tweaks/embark-profile-name.h b/plugins/tweak/tweaks/embark-profile-name.h
index aa151588e..28ca73ded 100644
--- a/plugins/tweak/tweaks/embark-profile-name.h
+++ b/plugins/tweak/tweaks/embark-profile-name.h
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 #include "df/viewscreen_setupdwarfgamest.h"
-using namespace DFHack;
+
 struct embark_profile_name_hook : df::viewscreen_setupdwarfgamest {
     typedef df::viewscreen_setupdwarfgamest interpose_base;
-    DEFINE_VMETHOD_INTERPOSE(void, feed, (std::set<df::interface_key> *input))
-    {
+
+    DEFINE_VMETHOD_INTERPOSE(void, feed, (std::set<df::interface_key> *input)) {
         int ch = -1;
-        for (auto it = input->begin(); ch == -1 && it != input->end(); ++it)
+        for (auto it = input->begin(); ch == -1 && it != input->end(); ++it) {
             ch = Screen::keyToChar(*it);
-        if (in_save_profile && ch >= 32 && ch <= 126)
-        {
-            profile_name.push_back((char)ch);
         }
-        else
-        {
-            if (input->count(df::interface_key::LEAVESCREEN))
+        // Intercept all printable characters except space.
+        // If space is intercepted the shift-space abort key will not work.
+        if (in_save_profile && ch >= 33 && ch <= 126) {
+            profile_name.push_back((char)ch);
+        } else {
+            if (input->count(df::interface_key::LEAVESCREEN)) {
                 input->insert(df::interface_key::SETUPGAME_SAVE_PROFILE_ABORT);
+            }
             INTERPOSE_NEXT(feed)(input);
         }
     }
 };
+
 IMPLEMENT_VMETHOD_INTERPOSE(embark_profile_name_hook, feed);