diff --git a/htdocs/societe/checkvat/checkVatPopup.php b/htdocs/societe/checkvat/checkVatPopup.php
index f5202d87b96..7fa4e8b2016 100644
--- a/htdocs/societe/checkvat/checkVatPopup.php
+++ b/htdocs/societe/checkvat/checkVatPopup.php
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ if (! $vatNumber)
 else
 {
 	$vatNumber = preg_replace('/\^\w/', '', $vatNumber);
+	$vatNumber = str_replace(' ', '', $vatNumber);
 	$countryCode=substr($vatNumber, 0, 2);
 	$vatNumber=substr($vatNumber, 2);