diff --git a/finish/src/test/java/it/io/openliberty/guides/metrics/MetricsIT.java b/finish/src/test/java/it/io/openliberty/guides/metrics/MetricsIT.java
index 77ad665..6b17b4c 100644
--- a/finish/src/test/java/it/io/openliberty/guides/metrics/MetricsIT.java
+++ b/finish/src/test/java/it/io/openliberty/guides/metrics/MetricsIT.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ private Map<String, Integer> getIntMetrics(List<String> metrics, String metricNa
     Map<String, Integer> output = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
     for (String metric : metrics) {
       if (metric.startsWith(metricName)) {
-        String[] mSplit = metric.split("\\s+");
+        String[] mSplit = metric.split(" ");
         String key = mSplit[0];
         Integer value = Integer.parseInt(mSplit[mSplit.length - 1]);
         output.put(key, value);