diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/morling/onebrc/WeatherStationFactory.java b/src/main/java/dev/morling/onebrc/WeatherStationFactory.java
index 0252fe273..ff6c6a10c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/morling/onebrc/WeatherStationFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/morling/onebrc/WeatherStationFactory.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ private static char readNonSpace(StringReader nameSource) throws Exception {
                 throw new Exception("Name source exhausted");
             }
             c = (char) n;
-        } while (c == ' ');
+        } while (Character.isWhitespace(c));
 
         return c;
     }