diff --git a/R/tidy_single_line_address.R b/R/tidy_single_line_address.R
index f1053b7..b7a53fb 100644
--- a/R/tidy_single_line_address.R
+++ b/R/tidy_single_line_address.R
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ tidy_single_line_address <- function(df, col, remove_postcode = FALSE) {
                                                                                                                                     "(\\d)(\\D)", "\\1 \\2"),            # add a space between any digit followed by a non-digit (e.g. 1A becomes 1 A)
                                                                                                                                     "(\\D)(\\d)", "\\1 \\2"),            # add a space between any non-digit followed by a digit (e.g. A1 becomes A 1)
                                                                                                                                     "&", " AND "),                       # replace the ampersand character with the string "and"
-                                                                                                                                    "( ){2,}", " "),                     # replace any multiple spaces with a single space
+                                                                                                                                    "s\\+", " "),                        # replace any multiple spaces with a single space
                                                                                                                                     "([0-9]) - ([0-9])", "\\1-\\2"))     # reconnect numbers separated by a hyphen
     )
 }