diff --git a/lib/foreman/engine.rb b/lib/foreman/engine.rb
index 5cf82f3..f92c38a 100644
--- a/lib/foreman/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/foreman/engine.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Foreman::Engine
       @order = []
       procfile.split("\n").inject({}) do |hash, line|
         next hash if line.strip == ""
-        name, command = line.split(/ *: +/, 2)
+        name, command = line.split(/\s*:\s+/, 2)
         unless command
           warn_deprecated_procfile!
           name, command = line.split(/ +/, 2)
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 3dc2a7f..0e22f50 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def write_procfile(procfile="Procfile")
   File.open(procfile, "w") do |file|
     file.puts "alpha: ./alpha"
     file.puts "\n"
-    file.puts "bravo: ./bravo"
+    file.puts "bravo:\t./bravo"
   end
   File.expand_path(procfile)
 end