diff --git a/pywb/rules.yaml b/pywb/rules.yaml
index de64d1ff..591e33ba 100644
--- a/pywb/rules.yaml
+++ b/pywb/rules.yaml
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ rules:
             - match: '(?:"player":|ytplayer\.config).*"args":\s*{'
               replace: '{0}"dash":"0","dashmpd":"",'
 
-            - match: '"0"==\w+\.dash\&\&'
+            - match: '"0"\s*?==\s*?\w+\.dash\&\&'
               replace: '1&&'