diff --git a/dbi/dumpsql b/dbi/dumpsql
index cf77810..8359365 100755
--- a/dbi/dumpsql
+++ b/dbi/dumpsql
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ sub _read_cred {
     open(FN, "<$fn") or die "cannot open $fn: $!";
     my $line = <FN>; 
     close(FN);
-    my @cred = split(/[\s\n]/, $line); 
+    my @cred = split(/\s+/, $line); 
     return @cred;
 }