diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/CmdDistro.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/CmdDistro.py
index 678fb4f9..c471ea20 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/CmdDistro.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/CmdDistro.py
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ class CmdDistro(CmdBase): # export
             else:
                 os_release = '/etc/os-release'
                 with open(os_release, 'r') as file:
-                    matches = re.findall(r'^ID="?([^"]+)"?$', file.read(), re.MULTILINE)
-                    if len(matches) != 1:
+                    m = re.search(r'^\s*ID\s*=\s*("?)([^"\n]+)\1\s*$', file.read(), re.MULTILINE)
+                    if m is None:
                         raise Exception(f'Could not read "ID=" from "{os_release}"')
-                    self.__id = matches[0]
+                    self.__id = m.group(2)
         return self.__id
 
     def add_arguments(self, p: ArgumentParser) -> None: