diff --git a/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly b/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly
index e1f5ffb..ce09f88 100644
--- a/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly
+++ b/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     (interpret-markup layout props
     (if (null? stanzanumbers)
         refString
-        (ly:format refStringWithNumbers (string-join (map (lambda (stanzanumber) (ly:format "~a." stanzanumber)) stanzanumbers) ", ")))))
+        (ly:format refStringWithNumbers (string-join (map (lambda (stanzanumber) (ly:format "~a" stanzanumber)) stanzanumbers) ", ")))))
 }
 
 generalLayout = \layout {