diff --git a/snap7/util/db.py b/snap7/util/db.py
index 2b17f72a..7c84261f 100644
--- a/snap7/util/db.py
+++ b/snap7/util/db.py
@@ -149,11 +149,23 @@ def parse_specification(db_specification: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         Parsed DB specification.
     """
     parsed_db_specification = {}
+    pattern = r"""
+        (?P<index>\d+(\.\d+)?)\s+    # Match integer or decimal index
+        (?P<var_name>.*?)\s+         # Non-greedy match for variable name
+        (?P<_type>\S+)$              # Match type at end of line
+    """
+    regex = re.compile(pattern, re.VERBOSE)
 
     for line in db_specification.split("\n"):
         if line and not line.lstrip().startswith("#"):
-            index, var_name, _type = line.lstrip().split("#")[0].split()
-            parsed_db_specification[var_name] = (index, _type)
+            match = regex.match(line.strip())
+            if match:
+                index = match.group("index")
+                var_name = match.group("var_name")
+                _type = match.group("_type")
+                var_name = var_name.strip()
+
+                parsed_db_specification[var_name] = (index, _type)
 
     return parsed_db_specification
 
diff --git a/tests/test_util.py b/tests/test_util.py
index 583ce959..299172ad 100644
--- a/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/test_util.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
  12.0	testbool1    BOOL
        12.1	testbool2    BOOL
  12.2	testbool3    BOOL
-#    12.3	testbool4    BOOL
+#    12.3	test bool4    BOOL
  #  12.4	testbool5    BOOL
       #    12.5	testbool6    BOOL
     #   12.6	testbool7    BOOL
@@ -439,13 +439,27 @@ def test_db_creation(self) -> None:
             self.assertEqual(row["testbool2"], 1)
             self.assertEqual(row["testbool3"], 1)
             self.assertEqual(row["testbool4"], 1)
-
             self.assertEqual(row["testbool5"], 0)
             self.assertEqual(row["testbool6"], 0)
             self.assertEqual(row["testbool7"], 0)
             self.assertEqual(row["testbool8"], 0)
             self.assertEqual(row["NAME"], "test")
 
+    def test_db_creation_vars_with_whitespace(self) -> None:
+        test_array = bytearray(_bytearray * 1)
+        test_spec = """
+        50      testZeroSpaces    BYTE
+        52      testOne Space    BYTE
+        59      testTWo  Spaces   BYTE
+"""
+
+        test_db = DB(1, test_array, test_spec, row_size=len(_bytearray), size=1, layout_offset=0, db_offset=0)
+        db_export = test_db.export()
+        for i in db_export:
+            self.assertTrue("testZeroSpaces" in db_export[i].keys())
+            self.assertTrue("testOne Space" in db_export[i].keys())
+            self.assertTrue("testTWo  Spaces" in db_export[i].keys())
+
     def test_db_export(self) -> None:
         test_array = bytearray(_bytearray * 10)
         test_db = DB(1, test_array, test_spec, row_size=len(_bytearray), size=10, layout_offset=4, db_offset=0)