diff --git a/app/services/doc_auth/lexis_nexis/doc_pii_reader.rb b/app/services/doc_auth/lexis_nexis/doc_pii_reader.rb
index 0c6e5b2556b..26e172491fc 100644
--- a/app/services/doc_auth/lexis_nexis/doc_pii_reader.rb
+++ b/app/services/doc_auth/lexis_nexis/doc_pii_reader.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def parse_sex_value(sex_attribute)
       end
 
       def parse_height_value(height_attribute)
-        height_match_data = height_attribute&.match(/(?<feet>\d)'(?<inches>\d{1,2})"/)
+        height_match_data = height_attribute&.match(/(?<feet>\d)' ?(?<inches>\d{1,2})"/)
 
         return unless height_match_data
 
diff --git a/spec/services/doc_auth/lexis_nexis/responses/true_id_response_spec.rb b/spec/services/doc_auth/lexis_nexis/responses/true_id_response_spec.rb
index 16cf8f0af3a..51d3608784f 100644
--- a/spec/services/doc_auth/lexis_nexis/responses/true_id_response_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/doc_auth/lexis_nexis/responses/true_id_response_spec.rb
@@ -251,12 +251,14 @@
     end
 
     context 'when doc_auth_read_additional_pii_attributes_enabled is enabled' do
-      let(:success_response_body) { LexisNexisFixtures.true_id_response_success }
-
-      it 'reads the additional PII attributes' do
+      before do
         allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:doc_auth_read_additional_pii_attributes_enabled)
           .and_return(true)
+      end
+
+      let(:success_response_body) { LexisNexisFixtures.true_id_response_success }
 
+      it 'reads the additional PII attributes' do
         pii_from_doc = response.pii_from_doc
 
         expect(pii_from_doc.first_name).to eq('LICENSE')
@@ -264,6 +266,17 @@
         expect(pii_from_doc.sex).to eq('male')
         expect(pii_from_doc.height).to eq(68)
       end
+
+      context 'when the height has a space in it' do
+        # This fixture has the height returns as "5' 9\""
+        let(:success_response_body) { LexisNexisFixtures.true_id_response_success_3 }
+
+        it 'reads parses the height correctly' do
+          pii_from_doc = response.pii_from_doc
+
+          expect(pii_from_doc.height).to eq(69)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end