diff --git a/src/collection.cpp b/src/collection.cpp
index 90ca8b1a..cc35fb69 100644
--- a/src/collection.cpp
+++ b/src/collection.cpp
@@ -4535,7 +4535,7 @@ bool Collection::get_enable_nested_fields() {
 
 Option<bool> Collection::parse_facet(const std::string& facet_field, std::vector<facet>& facets) const{
    const std::regex base_pattern(".+\\(.*\\)");
-   const std::regex range_pattern("[[a-zA-Z]+:\\[([0-9]+)\\, ([0-9]+)\\]");
+   const std::regex range_pattern("[[a-zA-Z]+:\\[([0-9]+)\\,\\s*([0-9]+)\\]");
    
    if(facet_field.find(":") != std::string::npos) { //range based facet
         if(!std::regex_match(facet_field, base_pattern)){
diff --git a/test/collection_faceting_test.cpp b/test/collection_faceting_test.cpp
index 9b4e54a9..41f2f79b 100644
--- a/test/collection_faceting_test.cpp
+++ b/test/collection_faceting_test.cpp
@@ -1130,9 +1130,10 @@ TEST_F(CollectionFacetingTest, FacetParseTest){
         ASSERT_TRUE(expected.count(wildcard_facets[i].field_name) == 1);
     }
 
+    // should also allow zero or more spaces after ","
     std::vector<std::string> mixed_facet_fields {
             "score",
-            "grade(A:[80, 100], B:[60, 80], C:[40, 60])",
+            "grade(A:[80, 100], B:[60,  80], C:[40,60])",
             "ra*",
     };