diff --git a/gen/gen.go b/gen/gen.go
index 0eacfa5b1..433700e2d 100644
--- a/gen/gen.go
+++ b/gen/gen.go
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ import "github.com/swaggo/swag"
 const docTemplate_{{ .InstanceName }} = ` + "`{{ printDoc .Doc}}`" + `
 
 // SwaggerInfo{{ if ne .InstanceName "swagger" }}_{{ .InstanceName }} {{- end }} holds exported Swagger Info so clients can modify it
-var SwaggerInfo {{ if ne .InstanceName "swagger" }}_{{ .InstanceName }} {{- end }} = &swag.Spec{
+var SwaggerInfo{{ if ne .InstanceName "swagger" }}_{{ .InstanceName }} {{- end }} = &swag.Spec{
 	Version:     {{ printf "%q" .Version}},
 	Host:        {{ printf "%q" .Host}},
 	BasePath:    {{ printf "%q" .BasePath}},
diff --git a/gen/gen_test.go b/gen/gen_test.go
index 0802556aa..973846f46 100644
--- a/gen/gen_test.go
+++ b/gen/gen_test.go
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ func TestGen_BuildInstanceName(t *testing.T) {
 	) {
 		t.Fatal(errors.New("generated go code does not contain the correct default registration sequence"))
 	}
+	if !strings.Contains(
+		string(expectedCode),
+		"var SwaggerInfo =",
+	) {
+		t.Fatal(errors.New("generated go code does not contain the correct default variable declaration"))
+	}
 
 	// Custom name
 	config.InstanceName = "custom"
@@ -116,6 +122,12 @@ func TestGen_BuildInstanceName(t *testing.T) {
 	) {
 		t.Fatal(errors.New("generated go code does not contain the correct registration sequence"))
 	}
+	if !strings.Contains(
+		string(expectedCode),
+		"var SwaggerInfo_custom =",
+	) {
+		t.Fatal(errors.New("generated go code does not contain the correct variable declaration"))
+	}
 
 	// cleanup
 	expectedFiles := []string{