diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/ettv.yml b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/ettv.yml
index 0bf8e6cfb..c6cd3b48d 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/ettv.yml
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/ettv.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
         args: ["+", " "] # remove special search character (positive search)
       - name: re_replace
         args: ["(\\w+)", " +$1"] # prepend + to each word
+      - name: re_replace
+        args: ["\\s+", " "] # clean up whitespaces (multiple consecutive spaces confuses the search engine)
 
     rows:
       selector: div.myFrame-content > div > table > tbody > tr[class]