diff --git a/src/reactTemplates.js b/src/reactTemplates.js
index 68646bc..ea35e7e 100644
--- a/src/reactTemplates.js
+++ b/src/reactTemplates.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function convertText(node, context, txt) {
         var start = txt.indexOf('{');
         var pre = txt.substr(0, start);
         if (pre) {
-            res += (first ? '' : '+') + JSON.stringify(pre);
+            res += (first ? '' : ',') + JSON.stringify(pre);
             first = false;
         }
         var curlyCounter = 1;
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ function convertText(node, context, txt) {
             throw RTCodeError.build("Failed to parse text '" + txt + "'", context, node);
         } else {
             var needsParens = start !== 0 || end !== txt.length - 1;
-            res += (first ? '' : '+') + (needsParens ? '(' : '') + txt.substr(start + 1, end - start - 2) + (needsParens ? ')' : '');
+            res += (first ? '' : ',') + (needsParens ? '(' : '') + txt.substr(start + 1, end - start - 2) + (needsParens ? ')' : '');
             first = false;
             txt = txt.substr(end);
         }
     }
     if (txt) {
-        res += (first ? '' : '+') + JSON.stringify(txt);
+        res += (first ? '' : ',') + JSON.stringify(txt);
     }
     if (res === '') {
         res = 'true';
diff --git a/test/data/concat.rt b/test/data/concat.rt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fa7b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/concat.rt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div>Hello RT!{React.DOM.span({},'test')}</div>
diff --git a/test/data/concat.rt.html b/test/data/concat.rt.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ca73e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/concat.rt.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div>Hello RT!<span>test</span></div>
diff --git a/test/data/require.rt.js b/test/data/require.rt.js
index 799d640..b1564de 100644
--- a/test/data/require.rt.js
+++ b/test/data/require.rt.js
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ define([
 ], function (React, _, myComp, utils) {
     'use strict';
     return function () {
-        return React.createElement(myComp, {}, '\n' + utils.translate('Hello', 'es') + '\n');
+        return React.createElement(myComp, {}, '\n', utils.translate('Hello', 'es'), '\n');
     };
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/src/test.js b/test/src/test.js
index 2bea995..da2fc3c 100644
--- a/test/src/test.js
+++ b/test/src/test.js
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function normalizeHtml(html) {
 }
 
 test('html tests', function (t) {
-    var files = ['scope.rt', 'lambda.rt', 'eval.rt', 'props.rt', 'custom-element.rt', 'style.rt'];
+    var files = ['scope.rt', 'lambda.rt', 'eval.rt', 'props.rt', 'custom-element.rt', 'style.rt', 'concat.rt'];
     t.plan(files.length);
 
     files.forEach(check);
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ test('test shell', function (t) {
 test('test convertText', function (t) {
     var texts = [
         {input: '{}', expected: '()'},
-        {input: "a {'b'}", expected: '"a "+(\'b\')'}
+        {input: "a {'b'}", expected: '"a ",(\'b\')'}
     ];
     t.plan(texts.length);
     texts.forEach(check);
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ test('test convertText', function (t) {
 test('test convertText errors', function (t) {
     var texts = [
         {input: '{}', expected: '()'},
-        {input: "a {'b'}", expected: '"a "+(\'b\')'}
+        {input: "a {'b'}", expected: '"a ",(\'b\')'}
     ];
     t.plan(texts.length);
     texts.forEach(check);