diff --git a/tests/clock.test b/tests/clock.test
index 9312279..d3cad10 100644
--- a/tests/clock.test
+++ b/tests/clock.test
@@ -37022,6 +37022,13 @@ test clock-44.2 {regression test - time zone containing only two digits} \
     } \
     -result 482134530
 
+test clock-44.3 {regression test - spaces between some scan tokens are optional} \
+    -body {
+	list [clock scan {9 Apr 2024} -format {%d %b%Y} -gmt 1] \
+	     [clock scan {Tue, 9 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000} -format {%a, %d %b%Y %H:%M:%S %Z} -gmt 1]
+    } \
+    -result {1712620800 1712620800}
+
 test clock-45.1 {compat: scan regression on spaces (multiple spaces in format)} \
     -body {
 	list \