diff --git a/pmodules_tools/db_diff/check.py b/pmodules_tools/db_diff/check.py
index cc98c639..1841ff2a 100644
--- a/pmodules_tools/db_diff/check.py
+++ b/pmodules_tools/db_diff/check.py
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ def print_pmodules_differences(
     deleted_module_list_no_state = []
     for state in Pmodules_states:
         new_module_list_no_state = [
-            diff.replace(state, ".*") for diff in new_module_list
+            diff.replace(state, " .*") for diff in new_module_list
         ]
         deleted_module_list_no_state = [
-            diff.replace(state, ".*") for diff in deleted_module_list
+            diff.replace(state, " .*") for diff in deleted_module_list
         ]
 
     # Check if the state of the module is the only thing that changed
diff --git a/pmodules_tools/pmodules_tools.py b/pmodules_tools/pmodules_tools.py
index 1990204f..c93f3901 100644
--- a/pmodules_tools/pmodules_tools.py
+++ b/pmodules_tools/pmodules_tools.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Global variables
     Pmodules_db_path = "/opt/psi/var/cache/pmodules_db/"
-    Pmodules_states = ["deprecated", "stable", "unstable"]
+    Pmodules_states = [" deprecated", " stable", " unstable"]
 
     # Main search to analyse
     module_cmd = (