diff --git a/SabreTools.Library/DatFiles/FilterItem.cs b/SabreTools.Library/DatFiles/FilterItem.cs
index 6b6b7968..2d90249b 100644
--- a/SabreTools.Library/DatFiles/FilterItem.cs
+++ b/SabreTools.Library/DatFiles/FilterItem.cs
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
                     {
                         string regexStraw = strawString;
 
-                        // If the straw has no special characters at all, treat it as an exact match
-                        if (regexStraw == Regex.Escape(regexStraw))
+                        // If the straw has no special characters at all (excluding whitespace), treat it as an exact match
+                        if (regexStraw == Regex.Escape(regexStraw).Replace("\\ ", " "))
                             regexStraw = "^" + regexStraw + "$";
 
                         // Check if a match is found with the regex