diff --git a/check.sh b/check.sh
index 6d3abb6..388ddc3 100755
--- a/check.sh
+++ b/check.sh
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ if echo "${TITLE}" | grep -qE "^\[bug-[a-z0-9]+\] ."; then
   TITLE_BUG=$(echo "${TITLE}" | sed -E 's|^\[(bug-[a-z0-9]+)\].*|\1|')
 fi
 
-TITLE_DESCRIPTION=$(printf '%s\n' "${TITLE}" | sed -E 's/^\[bug-[a-z0-9]+\] //')
+TITLE_DESCRIPTION=$(printf '%s\n' "${TITLE}" | sed -E 's/^\[bug-[a-z0-9]+\][[:space:]]+//')
 if printf '%s\n' "${TITLE_DESCRIPTION}" | grep -qE '^[[:alnum:]-]+(\([^)]*\))?!?:[[:space:]]'; then
   echo "FAIL[check-naming]: title must use a plain-language imperative without Conventional Commit syntax"
   FAILED=1
diff --git a/tests/run b/tests/run
index ad9ec4a..8ccc05b 100755
--- a/tests/run
+++ b/tests/run
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ check "bug-id mismatch"                 1 "dev/bug-x7k2m9/fix-resize"     "[bug-
 # fail: chore branch with [bug-id] title prefix
 check "chore with bug-id title"         1 "chore/bump-deps"                "[bug-abc123] Bump deps"      "dev"
 check "role/bug Conventional title"     1 "dev/bug-x7k2m9/fix-resize"     "[bug-x7k2m9] fix(hub): fix resize" "dev"
+check "role/bug Conventional title gap" 1 "dev/bug-x7k2m9/fix-resize"     "[bug-x7k2m9]  fix(hub): fix resize" "dev"
 check "chore Conventional title"        1 "chore/bump-deps"                "chore(deps): bump deps"      "dev"
 check "role/bug breaking title"         1 "dev/bug-x7k2m9/fix-resize"     "[bug-x7k2m9] fix!: break resize" "dev"