diff --git a/app/Traits/ScrapesRates.php b/app/Traits/ScrapesRates.php
index f39097c..6a85dbc 100644
--- a/app/Traits/ScrapesRates.php
+++ b/app/Traits/ScrapesRates.php
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ private function cleanRate(string $value, string $locale): float
         $amount = preg_replace('/(\d)\s+(\d)/', '$1$2', $amount);
 
         if (!is_numeric($amount)) {
+            // separate alpha characters from numeric
+            $amount = preg_replace('/([^0-9,.]*)([0-9,.]+)([^0-9,.]*)/i', '$1 $2 $3', $amount);
+
             $words = explode(' ', $amount);
 
             //remove non-numeric words