diff -r e5c61e745cd7 -r f1fdd7e7d434 contrib/check-code.py
--- a/contrib/check-code.py	Tue Jul 12 15:41:38 2016 -0400
+++ b/contrib/check-code.py	Tue Jul 12 15:34:17 2016 -0400
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 
 utestfilters = [
     (r"<<(\S+)((.|\n)*?\n  > \1)", rephere),
-    (r"( *)(#([^\n]*\S)?)", repcomment),
+    (r"( +)(#([^\n]*\S)?)", repcomment),
 ]
 
 pypats = [