diff --git a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/ScrShellCommand.java b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/ScrShellCommand.java
index a969328..2a7c795 100644
--- a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/ScrShellCommand.java
+++ b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/ScrShellCommand.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     public void execute(String commandLine, PrintStream out, PrintStream err)
     {
         // Parse the commandLine to get the OBR command.
-        String[] st = commandLine.split("//s");
+        String[] st = commandLine.split("\\s+");
         // Ignore the invoking command.
         // Try to get the OBR command, default is HELP command.
         String command = st.length > 1? st[1]: HELP_CMD;