diff --git a/lib/dco.js b/lib/dco.js
index c8c6120..3b9bae6 100644
--- a/lib/dco.js
+++ b/lib/dco.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function getSignoffs(
   allCommits,
   allowRemediationCommits
 ) {
-  const regex = /^Signed-off-by: (.*) <(.*)>\s*$/gim;
+  const regex = /^Signed-off-by:\s+(.*?)\s+<(.*)>\s*$/gim;
   const matches = [];
   let match;
   while ((match = regex.exec(comparisonCommit.message)) !== null) {