diff --git a/force_bdss/core_run_data_source_driver.py b/force_bdss/core_run_data_source_driver.py
index 4ea486611aee73cc5105d5a04726f1e9780d1b64..85c356d2ea2b87fb0de6cc8367c1b37541613d8b 100644
--- a/force_bdss/core_run_data_source_driver.py
+++ b/force_bdss/core_run_data_source_driver.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class CoreRunDataSourceDriver(BaseCoreDriver):
                     "Specified input is empty. Please provide values.")
 
             try:
-                values = [float(x) for x in line.strip().split(' ')]
+                values = [float(x) for x in line.split()]
             except ValueError:
                 raise RuntimeError(
                     "Unable to convert values to floating point number. "