diff --git a/src/HomeSpan.cpp b/src/HomeSpan.cpp
index 4c4480d..5409393 100644
--- a/src/HomeSpan.cpp
+++ b/src/HomeSpan.cpp
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ int Span::updateCharacteristics(char *buf, SpanBuf *pObj){
         pObj[nObj].iid=atoi(t3);
         okay|=2;
       } else 
-      if(!strcmp(t2,"value") && (t3=strtok_r(t1,"}[]:, \"\t\n\r",&p2))){
+      if(!strcmp(t2,"value") && (t3=strtok_r(t1,"}[]:,\"",&p2))){
         pObj[nObj].val=t3;
         okay|=4;
       } else