diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
index 336e0ff46c..8ec549b561 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export function claim_element(nodes, name, attributes, svg) {
 			return node;
 		} else {
 			// Ignore hydration errors caused by empty text nodes
-			if (node.nodeType !== 3 || !node.data.match(/\s+/)) {
+			if (node.nodeType !== 3 || (node.data !== ' ' && node.data !== '')) {
 				console.error(`Hydration error: Expected node "${name}" but found`, node);
 			}
 			detach(node);
@@ -211,15 +211,19 @@ export function claim_element(nodes, name, attributes, svg) {
 
 export function claim_text(nodes, data) {
 	const node = nodes[0];
+
 	if (node) {
 		if (node.nodeType === 3) {
 			node.data = '' + data;
 			return nodes.shift();
-		} else if (!data.match(/\s+/)) {
-			console.error(`Hydration error: Expected text node "${data}" but found`, node);
-			detach(node);
+		} else if (data !== ' ' && data !== '') {
+			console.error(
+				`Hydration error: Expected text node "${data}" but found`,
+				node
+			);
 		}
 	}
+
 	return text(data);
 }