diff --git a/crates/db_views_moderator/src/modlog_combined_view.rs b/crates/db_views_moderator/src/modlog_combined_view.rs
index 47510c297..7bd626c5d 100644
--- a/crates/db_views_moderator/src/modlog_combined_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views_moderator/src/modlog_combined_view.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl ModlogCombinedPaginationCursor {
     };
     // hex encoding to prevent ossification
     let prefix = view.as_ref();
-    ModlogCombinedPaginationCursor(format!("{prefix}{id:x}"))
+    ModlogCombinedPaginationCursor(format!("{prefix}-{id:x}"))
   }
 
   pub async fn read(&self, pool: &mut DbPool<'_>) -> Result<PaginationCursorData, Error> {