diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/contrib/nymph.py b/r2/r2/lib/contrib/nymph.py
index a460e4114..f06fff098 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/contrib/nymph.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/contrib/nymph.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def optimize_png(fname, optimizer = "/usr/bin/env optipng"):
 
 
 class Spriter(object):
-    spritable = re.compile(r" *background-image: *url\((.*)\) *.*/\* *SPRITE *\*/")
+    spritable = re.compile(r"background-image: *url\((.*)\) *.*/\* *SPRITE *\*/")
 
     def __init__(self, padding = (4, 4),
                  css_path = '/static/', actual_path = "r2/public/static/"):