diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/henninghall/date_picker/LocaleUtils.java b/android/src/main/java/com/henninghall/date_picker/LocaleUtils.java
index 48a575b..1585b6b 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/henninghall/date_picker/LocaleUtils.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/henninghall/date_picker/LocaleUtils.java
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ public class LocaleUtils {
 
     public static String getDatePattern(Locale locale){
         DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL, locale);
-        return ((SimpleDateFormat)df).toLocalizedPattern().replace(",", "");
+        return ((SimpleDateFormat) df).toLocalizedPattern()
+                .replaceAll(",", "")
+                .replaceAll("([a-zA-Z]+)", " $1")
+                .trim();
     }
 
     static String getDateTimePattern(Locale locale){
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/henninghall/date_picker/Utils.java b/android/src/main/java/com/henninghall/date_picker/Utils.java
index 66d49c9..1e38a7a 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/henninghall/date_picker/Utils.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/henninghall/date_picker/Utils.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class Utils {
     }
 
     public static ArrayList<String> splitOnSpace(String value){
-        String[] array = value.split(" ");
+        String[] array = value.split("\\s+");
         ArrayList<String> arrayList = new ArrayList<>();
         Collections.addAll(arrayList, array);
         return arrayList;