diff --git a/plugins/wd/wd.sh b/plugins/wd/wd.sh
index dfb9ad89a..9f1398db5 100755
--- a/plugins/wd/wd.sh
+++ b/plugins/wd/wd.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ wd_add()
     if [[ $point =~ "^[\.]+$" ]]
     then
         wd_print_msg $RED "Warp point cannot be just dots"
-    elif [[ $point =~ "(\s|\ )+" ]]
+    elif [[ $point =~ [[:space:]]+ ]]
     then
         wd_print_msg $RED "Warp point should not contain whitespace"
     elif [[ $point == *:* ]]