diff --git a/revbank b/revbank
index 1ddceeb..314bd7a 100755
--- a/revbank
+++ b/revbank
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ sub split_input($input) {
 
     while (
         $input =~ m[
-            \G \s*
-            (?| (') ( (?: \\. | [^\\']  )* ) '   (?=\s|;|$)
-              | (") ( (?: \\. | [^\\"]  )* ) "   (?=\s|;|$)
-              | ()  ( (?: \\. | [^\\;'"\s] )+ )  (?=\s|;|$)
+            \G \s*+
+            (?| (') ( (?: \\. | [^\\']  )*+ ) '   (?=\s|;|$)
+              | (") ( (?: \\. | [^\\"]  )*+ ) "   (?=\s|;|$)
+              | ()  ( (?: \\. | [^\\;'"\s] )++ )  (?=\s|;|$)
               | ()  (;)
             )
         ]xg