diff --git a/lib/utils.lua b/lib/utils.lua
index 177ae7b..ddab75f 100644
--- a/lib/utils.lua
+++ b/lib/utils.lua
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ end
 utils.split_space = function(input_string)
     -- Splits an <input_string> seperated by spaces into a table
     local t = {}
-    for word in input_string:gmatch("%w+") do table.insert(t, word) end
+    for word in input_string:gmatch("%S+") do table.insert(t, word) end
     return t
 end