diff --git a/modules/database/test/std/rec/netget.plt b/modules/database/test/std/rec/netget.plt
index b937c49cc..eba25d9c3 100644
--- a/modules/database/test/std/rec/netget.plt
+++ b/modules/database/test/std/rec/netget.plt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ SKIP: {
         if $softIoc eq "$bin/softIoc$exe";
     skip "pvget not available", 1
         unless -x $pvget;
-    like(`$pvget $pv`, qr/$pv \s+ \Q$version\E/x,
+    like(`$pvget $pv`, qr/$pv \s .* \Q$version\E/x,
         'Got same BaseVersion from pvget');
 }