diff --git a/src/core/operations/FromBase85.mjs b/src/core/operations/FromBase85.mjs
index c874d5dc..c0d0328e 100644
--- a/src/core/operations/FromBase85.mjs
+++ b/src/core/operations/FromBase85.mjs
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class FromBase85 extends Operation {
 
         if (input.length === 0) return [];
 
+        input = input.replace(/\s+/g, "");
+
         const matches = input.match(/<~(.+?)~>/);
         if (matches !== null) input = matches[1];