diff --git a/lib/template.js b/lib/template.js
index 265fd1e..6c62c73 100644
--- a/lib/template.js
+++ b/lib/template.js
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ const renderRecursively = (inputJson, template, execOptions = {}) => {
     return Object.fromEntries(
       Object.entries(template).flatMap(([key, value]) => {
         const SPREAD_KEYWORD = "spreadValue";
-        const keywordMatcher = `^\\s*\\{\\{\\s*${SPREAD_KEYWORD}\\(\\s*\\)\\s*\\}\\}\\s*$`;  // matches {{ <Keyword>() }} with white spaces where you'd expect them
+        const keywordMatcher = `^\\{\\{\\s*${SPREAD_KEYWORD}\\(\\s*\\)\\s*\\}\\}$`;  // matches {{ <Keyword>() }} with white spaces where you'd expect them
 
-        if (key.match(keywordMatcher)) {
+        if (key.trim().match(keywordMatcher)) {
           const evaluatedValue = renderRecursively(inputJson, value, execOptions);
           if (typeof evaluatedValue !== "object") {
             throw new Error(