diff --git a/RCMES/run_RCMES.py b/RCMES/run_RCMES.py
index f9ec2c37..3c7291e4 100644
--- a/RCMES/run_RCMES.py
+++ b/RCMES/run_RCMES.py
@@ -90,11 +90,12 @@ def load_datasets_from_config(extra_opts, *loader_opts):
     max_lon = space_info['max_lon']
 else:
     domain = space_info['boundary_type']
-    if domain.startswith('CORDEX '):
+    if 'CORDEX' in domain:
         domain = domain.replace('CORDEX', '').lower()
-        domain = domain.replace(' ', '')
+        domain = domain.strip()          
     min_lat, max_lat, min_lon, max_lon = utils.CORDEX_boundary(domain)
 
+
 # Additional arguments for the DatasetLoader
 extra_opts = {'min_lat': min_lat, 'max_lat': max_lat, 'min_lon': min_lon,
               'max_lon': max_lon, 'start_time': start_time,