diff --git a/lib/cross-post/twitter.rb b/lib/cross-post/twitter.rb
index fe1f828..bf5e53c 100644
--- a/lib/cross-post/twitter.rb
+++ b/lib/cross-post/twitter.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class CrossPost
 		def split(text)
 			parts = []
 			part  = ''
-			words = text.split ' '
+			words = text.split /\ /
 			words.each do |word|
 				old_part = part
 				part     += ' ' unless part == ''