diff --git a/rendercv/themes/classic/Preamble.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/classic/Preamble.j2.tex
index e946206..bd603d6 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/classic/Preamble.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/classic/Preamble.j2.tex
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 ((* endif *))
 ((* set page_numbering_style_placeholders = {
     "NAME": cv.name,
-    "PAGE_NUMBER": "\thepage",
+    "PAGE_NUMBER": "\\thepage{}",
     "TOTAL_PAGES": "\pageref*{LastPage}"
 } *))
 \makeatletter
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 % save the original href command in a new command:
 \let\hrefWithoutArrow\href
  % new command for external links:
-\renewcommand{\href}[2]{\hrefWithoutArrow{#1}{\mbox{\ifthenelse{\equal{#2}{}}{}{#2 }\raisebox{.15ex}{\footnotesize \faExternalLink*}}}}
+\renewcommand{\href}[2]{\hrefWithoutArrow{#1}{\mbox{\ifthenelse{\equal{#2}{}}{ }{#2 }\raisebox{.15ex}{\footnotesize \faExternalLink*}}}}
 
 \let\originalTabularx\tabularx
 \let\originalEndTabularx\endtabularx