diff --git a/official/apply_camera_style.lua b/official/apply_camera_style.lua
index b162ffe..c82a91b 100644
--- a/official/apply_camera_style.lua
+++ b/official/apply_camera_style.lua
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ local function process_pattern(pattern)
   end
   -- escape dashes
   pattern = string.gsub(pattern, "%-", "%%-")
+  -- make spaces optional
+  pattern = string.gsub(pattern, " ", " ?")
   -- until we end up with a set, I'll defer set processing, i.e. [...]
   -- anchor the pattern to ensure we don't short match
   pattern = "^" .. pattern .. "$"