diff --git a/mod/data/lang/en/data.php b/mod/data/lang/en/data.php
index b8512723676..9c1cd55f452 100644
--- a/mod/data/lang/en/data.php
+++ b/mod/data/lang/en/data.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ $string['data:writeentry'] = 'Write entries';
 $string['data:view'] = 'View database activity';
 $string['date'] = 'Date';
 $string['dateentered'] = 'Date entered';
-$string['datemodified'] = 'Last modified: ';
+$string['datemodified'] = 'Last edited:';
 $string['defaultfielddelimiter'] = '(default is the comma character)';
 $string['defaultfieldenclosure'] = '(default is none)';
 $string['defaultsortfield'] = 'Default sort field';
diff --git a/mod/data/templates/defaulttemplate_listtemplate.mustache b/mod/data/templates/defaulttemplate_listtemplate.mustache
index 30b78fe79ef..372019d61fe 100644
--- a/mod/data/templates/defaulttemplate_listtemplate.mustache
+++ b/mod/data/templates/defaulttemplate_listtemplate.mustache
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
                     ##user##<br/><span class="data-timeinfo">##timeadded##</span>
                 </div>
                 <div class="col-4 col-md-6 text-right align-self-center data-timeinfo">
-                    <span class="font-weight-bold ">{{#str}}datemodified, mod_data{{/str}}</span>##timemodified##
+                    <span class="font-weight-bold ">{{#str}}datemodified, mod_data{{/str}}&nbsp;</span>##timemodified##
                 </div>
                 <div class="col-4 col-md-3 ml-auto align-self-center d-flex flex-row-reverse">
                     <div>##actionsmenu##</div>
diff --git a/mod/data/templates/defaulttemplate_singletemplate.mustache b/mod/data/templates/defaulttemplate_singletemplate.mustache
index d3dae6a24ab..6fda7e0d1d5 100644
--- a/mod/data/templates/defaulttemplate_singletemplate.mustache
+++ b/mod/data/templates/defaulttemplate_singletemplate.mustache
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                         ##user##<br/><span class="data-timeinfo">##timeadded##</span>
                     </div>
                     <div class="col-4 col-md-6 text-right align-self-center data-timeinfo">
-                        <span class="font-weight-bold ">{{#str}}datemodified, mod_data{{/str}}</span>##timemodified##
+                        <span class="font-weight-bold ">{{#str}}datemodified, mod_data{{/str}}&nbsp;</span>##timemodified##
                     </div>
                     <div class="col-4 col-md-3 ml-auto align-self-center d-flex flex-row-reverse">
                         <div>##actionsmenu##</div>