diff --git a/41_snapshots-btrfs b/41_snapshots-btrfs
index 20e7baa..49cc0df 100755
--- a/41_snapshots-btrfs
+++ b/41_snapshots-btrfs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ fi
 
 # Root subvolume UUID
 root_uuid_subvolume="$(btrfs subvolume show / 2>/dev/null | \
-                       awk -F':' '/^\s*UUID/ {gsub(/^[ \t]+/, "", $2); print $2}')"
+                       awk -F':' '/^[ \t]*UUID/ {gsub(/^[ \t]+/, "", $2); print $2}')"
 [ -z "$root_uuid_subvolume" ] && print_error "UUID of the root subvolume is not available"
 
 # ---------- Boot partition ----------
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ fi
 # If /boot is not a Btrfs subvolume, reuse root subvol UUID
 boot_uuid_subvolume="$(
     btrfs subvolume show "${boot_directory}" 2>/dev/null | \
-        awk -F':' '/^\s*UUID/ {gsub(/^[ \t]+/, "", $2); print $2; exit}'
+        awk -F':' '/^[ \t]*UUID/ {gsub(/^[ \t]+/, "", $2); print $2; exit}'
 )"
 [ -z "$boot_uuid_subvolume" ] && boot_uuid_subvolume="$root_uuid_subvolume"