diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mattrixwv/CipherStreamJava/polySubstitution/Columnar.java b/src/main/java/com/mattrixwv/CipherStreamJava/polySubstitution/Columnar.java
index fd88e77..eef9b20 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mattrixwv/CipherStreamJava/polySubstitution/Columnar.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mattrixwv/CipherStreamJava/polySubstitution/Columnar.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //MattrixwvWebsite/src/main/java/com/mattrixwv/CipherStreamJava/polySubstitution/Columnar.java
 //Mattrixwv
 // Created: 01-16-22
-//Modified: 01-16-22
+//Modified: 02-17-22
 package com.mattrixwv.CipherStreamJava.polySubstitution;
 
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class Columnar{
 			inputString = inputString.toUpperCase();
 		}
 		if(!preserveWhitespace){
-			inputString = inputString.replaceAll("[\\s+]", "");
+			inputString = inputString.replaceAll("[\\s]", "");
 		}
 		if(!preserveSymbols){
 			inputString = inputString.replaceAll("[^a-zA-Z\\s]", "");
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class Columnar{
 			inputString = inputString.toUpperCase();
 		}
 		if(!preserveWhitespace){
-			inputString = inputString.replaceAll("[\\s+]", "");
+			inputString = inputString.replaceAll("[\\s]", "");
 		}
 		if(!preserveSymbols){
 			inputString = inputString.replaceAll("[^a-zA-Z\\s]", "");