diff --git a/shoreman.sh b/shoreman.sh
index 877f75e..b14af2f 100755
--- a/shoreman.sh
+++ b/shoreman.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ log() {
     format="\033[0;${color}m%s %s\t|\033[0m %s"
   fi
 
-  while read -r data
+  while IFS= read -r data
   do
     printf "$format\n" "$(date +"%H:%M:%S")" "$1" "$data"
   done
diff --git a/test/fixtures/whitespace_output_procfile b/test/fixtures/whitespace_output_procfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c681975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/whitespace_output_procfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test: echo "   output whitespace	is	preserved	"
diff --git a/test/shoreman_test.sh b/test/shoreman_test.sh
index 4f048d8..e8cfa0f 100644
--- a/test/shoreman_test.sh
+++ b/test/shoreman_test.sh
@@ -68,3 +68,9 @@ it_can_force_colors_on() {
   output=$(SHOREMAN_COLORS=always ./shoreman.sh 'test/fixtures/simple_procfile'; :)
   echo "$output" | grep -q $(printf "\033")
 }
+
+it_preserves_output_whitespace() {
+  output=$(./shoreman.sh 'test/fixtures/whitespace_output_procfile'; :)
+  expected='   output whitespace	is	preserved	'
+  echo "$output" | grep -q -F "| ${expected}"
+}