diff --git a/TableauConnector.php b/TableauConnector.php
index 4036da5..4a68e45 100644
--- a/TableauConnector.php
+++ b/TableauConnector.php
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ function getCheckboxChoiceLabel($response, rcExportVarname) {
         var choiceOptionString = $response.find( 'CodeList[OID="'+rcExportVarname+'.choices"]' ).attr('redcap:CheckboxChoices');
         var choiceVarVal = rcExportVarname.split('___');
         var choiceLabel = choiceVarVal;
-        choiceOptionString.split(' | ').forEach(function(c) {
+        choiceOptionString.split(/\s*\|\s*/g).forEach(function(c) {
             if (c.lastIndexOf(choiceVarVal[1]+', ', 0)===0) { // if (c.startsWith(choiceVarVal[1]+', ')) { // do not use startsWith() !
                 choiceLabel = c.replace(choiceVarVal[1]+', ', '');
             }