diff --git a/tradedb.py b/tradedb.py
index 77b45e5d..682bfdc9 100644
--- a/tradedb.py
+++ b/tradedb.py
@@ -212,15 +212,17 @@ def query(self, sql):
         cur.execute(sql)
         return cur
 
+
     def fetch_all(self, sql):
         for row in self.query(sql):
             yield row
 
+
     def list_search(self, listType, lookup, values):
         match = None
-        needle = lookup.casefold()
+        needle = lookup.casefold().replace(" ", "").casefold()
         for val in values:
-            if val.casefold().find(needle) > -1:
+            if val.casefold().replace(" ", "").find(needle) > -1:
                 if match:
                     raise ValueError("Ambiguity: %s '%s' could match %s or %s" % (
                                         listType, lookup, match, val))