diff --git a/src/fundus/parser/utility.py b/src/fundus/parser/utility.py
index e67d422e..99bca716 100644
--- a/src/fundus/parser/utility.py
+++ b/src/fundus/parser/utility.py
@@ -503,9 +503,9 @@ def get_longest_string(strings: List[str]) -> str:
         return sorted(strings, key=len)[-1]
 
     if srcset := cast(List[str], _srcset_selector(node)):
-        return parse_srcset(normalize_whitespace(get_longest_string(srcset)))
+        return parse_srcset(get_longest_string(srcset))
     elif src := cast(List[str], _src_selector(node)):
-        return {"1x": normalize_whitespace(get_longest_string(src))}
+        return {"1x": get_longest_string(src)}
     else:
         return None