diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index c9b8b60..b360198 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Change Log
 ==========
 
+### 3.0.3 2019-??-??
+
+* Fixed parsing obj files that contain tabs.
+
 ### 3.0.2 2019-03-21
 
 * Fixed a crash when saving separate resources that would exceed the Node buffer size limit. [#173](https://github.com/AnalyticalGraphicsInc/obj2gltf/pull/173)
diff --git a/lib/loadMtl.js b/lib/loadMtl.js
index dc42545..c2ecd55 100644
--- a/lib/loadMtl.js
+++ b/lib/loadMtl.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function loadMtl(mtlPath, options) {
         if (/^newmtl/i.test(line)) {
             const name = line.substring(7).trim();
             createMaterial(name);
-        } else if (/^Ka /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^Ka\s+/i.test(line)) {
             values = line.substring(3).trim().split(' ');
             material.ambientColor = [
                 parseFloat(values[0]),
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function loadMtl(mtlPath, options) {
                 parseFloat(values[2]),
                 1.0
             ];
-        } else if (/^Ke /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^Ke\s+/i.test(line)) {
             values = line.substring(3).trim().split(' ');
             material.emissiveColor = [
                 parseFloat(values[0]),
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function loadMtl(mtlPath, options) {
                 parseFloat(values[2]),
                 1.0
             ];
-        } else if (/^Kd /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^Kd\s+/i.test(line)) {
             values = line.substring(3).trim().split(' ');
             material.diffuseColor = [
                 parseFloat(values[0]),
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function loadMtl(mtlPath, options) {
                 parseFloat(values[2]),
                 1.0
             ];
-        } else if (/^Ks /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^Ks\s+/i.test(line)) {
             values = line.substring(3).trim().split(' ');
             material.specularColor = [
                 parseFloat(values[0]),
@@ -128,40 +128,40 @@ function loadMtl(mtlPath, options) {
                 parseFloat(values[2]),
                 1.0
             ];
-        } else if (/^Ns /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^Ns\s+/i.test(line)) {
             value = line.substring(3).trim();
             material.specularShininess = parseFloat(value);
-        } else if (/^d /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^d\s+/i.test(line)) {
             value = line.substring(2).trim();
             material.alpha = correctAlpha(parseFloat(value));
-        } else if (/^Tr /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^Tr\s+/i.test(line)) {
             value = line.substring(3).trim();
             material.alpha = correctAlpha(1.0 - parseFloat(value));
-        } else if (/^map_Ka /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^map_Ka\s+/i.test(line)) {
             if (!defined(overridingAmbientTexture)) {
                 material.ambientTexture = normalizeTexturePath(line.substring(7).trim(), mtlDirectory);
             }
-        } else if (/^map_Ke /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^map_Ke\s+/i.test(line)) {
             if (!defined(overridingEmissiveTexture)) {
                 material.emissiveTexture = normalizeTexturePath(line.substring(7).trim(), mtlDirectory);
             }
-        } else if (/^map_Kd /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^map_Kd\s+/i.test(line)) {
             if (!defined(overridingDiffuseTexture)) {
                 material.diffuseTexture = normalizeTexturePath(line.substring(7).trim(), mtlDirectory);
             }
-        } else if (/^map_Ks /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^map_Ks\s+/i.test(line)) {
             if (!defined(overridingSpecularTexture)) {
                 material.specularTexture = normalizeTexturePath(line.substring(7).trim(), mtlDirectory);
             }
-        } else if (/^map_Ns /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^map_Ns\s+/i.test(line)) {
             if (!defined(overridingSpecularShininessTexture)) {
                 material.specularShininessTexture = normalizeTexturePath(line.substring(7).trim(), mtlDirectory);
             }
-        } else if (/^map_Bump /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^map_Bump\s+/i.test(line)) {
             if (!defined(overridingNormalTexture)) {
                 material.normalTexture = normalizeTexturePath(line.substring(9).trim(), mtlDirectory);
             }
-        } else if (/^map_d /i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^map_d\s+/i.test(line)) {
             if (!defined(overridingAlphaTexture)) {
                 material.alphaTexture = normalizeTexturePath(line.substring(6).trim(), mtlDirectory);
             }
diff --git a/lib/loadObj.js b/lib/loadObj.js
index 2e082e0..ba198d2 100644
--- a/lib/loadObj.js
+++ b/lib/loadObj.js
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ function Primitive() {
 }
 
 // OBJ regex patterns are modified from ThreeJS (https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/blob/master/examples/js/loaders/OBJLoader.js)
-const vertexPattern = /v( +[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)( +[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)( +[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)/;     // v float float float
-const normalPattern = /vn( +[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)( +[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)( +[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)/;    // vn float float float
-const uvPattern = /vt( +[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)( +[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)/;                              // vt float float
+const vertexPattern = /v(\s+[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)(\s+[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)(\s+[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)/;  // v float float float
+const normalPattern = /vn(\s+[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)(\s+[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)(\s+[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)/; // vn float float float
+const uvPattern = /vt(\s+[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)(\s+[\d|\.|\+|\-|e|E]+)/;                            // vt float float
 const facePattern = /(-?\d+)\/?(-?\d*)\/?(-?\d*)/g;                                              // for any face format "f v", "f v/v", "f v//v", "f v/v/v"
+const faceStartPattern = /f\s+/;
 
 /**
  * Parse an obj file.
@@ -356,11 +357,11 @@ function loadObj(objPath, options) {
             // Because face lines can contain n vertices, we use a line buffer in case the face data spans multiple lines.
             // If there's a line continuation don't create face yet
             if (line.slice(-1) === '\\') {
-                lineBuffer += line.substring(0, line.length-1);
+                lineBuffer += line.slice(0, -1);
                 return;
             }
             lineBuffer += line;
-            if (lineBuffer.substring(0, 2) === 'f ') {
+            if (faceStartPattern.test(lineBuffer)) {
                 while ((result = facePattern.exec(lineBuffer)) !== null) {
                     faceVertices.push(result[0]);
                     facePositions.push(result[1]);
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ function loadObj(objPath, options) {
 function getMtlPaths(mtllibLine) {
     // Handle paths with spaces. E.g. mtllib my material file.mtl
     const mtlPaths = [];
-    const splits = mtllibLine.split(' ');
+    const splits = mtllibLine.split(/\s/);
     const length = splits.length;
     let startIndex = 0;
     for (let i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
diff --git a/specs/data/box-tabs/box-tabs.mtl b/specs/data/box-tabs/box-tabs.mtl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f6c91e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/data/box-tabs/box-tabs.mtl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Blender MTL File: 'None'
+# Material Count: 1
+
+newmtl	Material
+Ns	96.078431
+Ka	0.100000	0.000000	0.000000
+Kd	0.640000	0.640000	0.640000
+Ks	0.500000	0.500000	0.500000
+Ke	0.000000	0.000000	0.100000
+Ni	1.000000
+d	1.000000
+illum	2
diff --git a/specs/data/box-tabs/box-tabs.obj b/specs/data/box-tabs/box-tabs.obj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4546e11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/data/box-tabs/box-tabs.obj
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#Blender v2.78 (sub 0) OBJ File: ''
+# www.blender.org
+mtllib	box-tabs.mtl
+o	Cube
+v	-1.000000	-1.000000	1.000000
+v	-1.000000	1.000000	1.000000
+v	-1.000000	-1.000000	-1.000000
+v	-1.000000	1.000000	-1.000000
+v	1.000000	-1.000000	1.000000
+v	1.000000	1.000000	1.000000
+v	1.000000	-1.000000	-1.000000
+v	1.000000	1.000000	-1.000000
+vt	0.0000	0.0000
+vt	1.0000	0.0000
+vt	1.0000	1.0000
+vt	0.0000	1.0000
+vt	0.0000	0.0000
+vt	1.0000	0.0000
+vt	1.0000	1.0000
+vt	0.0000	1.0000
+vt	0.0000	0.0000
+vt	1.0000	0.0000
+vt	1.0000	1.0000
+vt	0.0000	1.0000
+vt	0.0000	0.0000
+vt	1.0000	0.0000
+vt	1.0000	1.0000
+vt	0.0000	1.0000
+vt	1.0000	0.0000
+vt	1.0000	1.0000
+vt	0.0000	0.0000
+vt	0.0000	1.0000
+vn	-1.0000	0.0000	0.0000
+vn	0.0000	0.0000	-1.0000
+vn	1.0000	0.0000	0.0000
+vn	0.0000	0.0000	1.0000
+vn	0.0000	-1.0000	0.0000
+vn	0.0000	1.0000	0.0000
+usemtl	Material
+s	off
+f	1/1/1	2/2/1	4/3/1	3/4/1
+f	3/5/2	4/6/2	8/7/2	7/8/2
+f	7/9/3	8/10/3	6/11/3	5/12/3
+f	5/13/4	6/14/4	2/15/4	1/16/4
+f	3/5/5	7/17/5	5/18/5	1/16/5
+f	8/19/6	4/6/6	2/15/6	6/20/6
diff --git a/specs/lib/loadObjSpec.js b/specs/lib/loadObjSpec.js
index 7a84397..cb561dd 100644
--- a/specs/lib/loadObjSpec.js
+++ b/specs/lib/loadObjSpec.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const clone = Cesium.clone;
 const RuntimeError = Cesium.RuntimeError;
 
 const objPath = 'specs/data/box/box.obj';
+const objTabsPath = 'specs/data/box-tabs/box-tabs.obj';
 const objNormalsPath = 'specs/data/box-normals/box-normals.obj';
 const objUvsPath = 'specs/data/box-uvs/box-uvs.obj';
 const objPositionsOnlyPath = 'specs/data/box-positions-only/box-positions-only.obj';
@@ -102,6 +103,25 @@ describe('loadObj', () => {
         expect(primitive.material).toBe('Material');
     });
 
+    it('loads obj with tabs', async () => {
+        const data = await loadObj(objTabsPath, options);
+        const primitives = getPrimitives(data);
+        const primitive = primitives[0];
+
+        expect(primitive.positions.length / 3).toBe(24);
+        expect(primitive.normals.length / 3).toBe(24);
+        expect(primitive.uvs.length / 2).toBe(24);
+        expect(primitive.indices.length).toBe(36);
+        expect(primitive.material).toBe('Material');
+
+        const material = data.materials[0];
+        const pbr = material.pbrMetallicRoughness;
+        expect(pbr.baseColorFactor).toEqual([0.64, 0.64, 0.64, 1.0]);
+        expect(pbr.metallicFactor).toBe(0.0);
+        expect(CesiumMath.equalsEpsilon(pbr.roughnessFactor, 0.903921569, CesiumMath.EPSILON7)).toBe(true);
+        expect(material.emissiveFactor).toEqual([0.0, 0.0, 0.1]);
+    });
+
     it('loads obj with normals', async () => {
         const data = await loadObj(objNormalsPath, options);
         const primitive = getPrimitives(data)[0];