diff --git a/lib94/warrior.cpp b/lib94/warrior.cpp
index bc90d5a..de7657b 100644
--- a/lib94/warrior.cpp
+++ b/lib94/warrior.cpp
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ namespace lib94 {
       size_t equ_pos = lower_case_line.find(" equ ");
       if (equ_pos != std::string::npos) {
 
-        std::string macro_name = line.substr(0, equ_pos);
+        std::string macro_name = remove_spaces(line.substr(0, equ_pos));
         std::string macro_content = line.substr(equ_pos + 5);
 
         if (!is_valid_identifier(macro_name))