diff --git a/lib/pdf/reader/find_text.rb b/lib/pdf/reader/find_text.rb
index 00ebc0e..ea928f9 100644
--- a/lib/pdf/reader/find_text.rb
+++ b/lib/pdf/reader/find_text.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ require_relative "find_text/version"
 
 module PDF::Reader::FindText
   def find_text(text)
+    text = text.tr(' ', '')
+
     runs(merge: false).each_cons(text.size).select do |r|
       r.map(&:text).join == text
     end.map do |r|