diff --git a/dashboard/server.js b/dashboard/server.js
index 717a6fa..93b4539 100644
--- a/dashboard/server.js
+++ b/dashboard/server.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function run(cmd) {
 function readIgnoreIP() {
   try {
     const content = fs.readFileSync(JAIL_LOCAL, 'utf8');
-    const match = content.match(/^ignoreip\s*=\s*(.+)$/m);
+    const match = content.match(/^ignoreip[ \t]*=[ \t]*(.*)$/m);
     if (!match) return [];
     return match[1].split(/\s+/).filter(s => s && !s.startsWith('#'));
   } catch { return []; }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function getWhitelistNote(ip) {
 async function addWhitelist(ip, note) {
   const lines = fs.readFileSync(JAIL_LOCAL, 'utf8').split('\n');
   for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
-    if (lines[i].trimStart().startsWith('ignoreip') && !lines[i].includes(ip)) {
+    if (/^ignoreip[ \t]*=/.test(lines[i]) && !lines[i].includes(ip)) {
       lines[i] = lines[i].trimEnd() + `  ${ip}${note ? `  # ${note}` : ''}\n`;
       break;
     }