diff --git a/bin/tools/RunFunctions b/bin/tools/RunFunctions
index 3632a62d..5a254ea4 100644
--- a/bin/tools/RunFunctions
+++ b/bin/tools/RunFunctions
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     |
-#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
 #    \\/     M anipulation  |
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # License
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
 
 getNumberOfProcessors()
 {
-    sed -ne 's/^numberOfSubdomains *\(.*\);/\1/p' system/decomposeParDict
+    sed -ne 's/^numberOfSubdomains\s*\(.*\);/\1/p' system/decomposeParDict
 }
 
 getApplication()
 {
-    sed -ne 's/^ *application *\([a-zA-Z]*\) *;.*$/\1/p' system/controlDict
+    sed -ne 's/^ *application\s*\([a-zA-Z]*\)\s*;.*$/\1/p' system/controlDict
 }
 
 runApplication()