diff --git a/hgext/patchbomb.py b/hgext/patchbomb.py
--- a/hgext/patchbomb.py
+++ b/hgext/patchbomb.py
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ def email(ui, repo, *revs, **opts):
                 else:
                     msg = _('public url %s is missing %s')
                     msg %= (publicurl, missing[0])
-                revhint = ''.join('-r %s' % h
+                revhint = ' '.join('-r %s' % h
                                   for h in repo.set('heads(%ld)', missing))
                 hint = _('use "hg push %s %s"') % (publicurl, revhint)
                 raise error.Abort(msg, hint=hint)
diff --git a/tests/test-patchbomb.t b/tests/test-patchbomb.t
--- a/tests/test-patchbomb.t
+++ b/tests/test-patchbomb.t
@@ -2899,3 +2899,11 @@ node missing at public
   abort: public url $TESTTMP/t3 is missing 3b6f1ec9dde9
   (use "hg push $TESTTMP/t3 -r 3b6f1ec9dde9")
   [255]
+
+multiple heads are missing at public
+
+  $ hg email --date '1980-1-1 0:1' -t foo -s test -r '2+10'
+  abort: public "$TESTTMP/t3" is missing ff2c9fa2018b and 1 others
+  (use "hg push $TESTTMP/t3 -r ff2c9fa2018b -r 3b6f1ec9dde9")
+  [255]
+