diff --git a/pkg/metadata/movie.go b/pkg/metadata/movie.go
index 5a4172c..48e5489 100644
--- a/pkg/metadata/movie.go
+++ b/pkg/metadata/movie.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type MovieMetadata struct {
 }
 
 func ParseMovie(name string) *MovieMetadata {
+	name = strings.Join(strings.Fields(name), " ") //remove unnessary spaces
 	name = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(name))
 	var meta = &MovieMetadata{}
 	yearRe := regexp.MustCompile(`\(\d{4}\)`)
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 5ee8a0f..be08986 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ func IsNameAcceptable(name1, name2 string) bool {
 	re := regexp.MustCompile(`[^\p{L}\w\s]`)
 	name1 = re.ReplaceAllString(strings.ToLower(name1), " ")
 	name2 = re.ReplaceAllString(strings.ToLower(name2), " ")
+	name1 = strings.Join(strings.Fields(name1), " ")
+	name2 = strings.Join(strings.Fields(name2), " ")
 	if strings.Contains(name1, name2) || strings.Contains(name2, name1) {
 		return true
 	}