diff --git a/application/controllers/Lotw.php b/application/controllers/Lotw.php
index 0b081ca70..6456a118b 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Lotw.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Lotw.php
@@ -320,9 +320,7 @@ class Lotw extends CI_Controller {
 					}
 				}
 
-				$pos = strpos($result, "<!-- .UPL. accepted -->");
-
-				if ($pos === false) {
+				if (!preg_match('/<!-- \.UPL\.\s+accepted -->/', $result)) {
 					// Upload of TQ8 Failed for unknown reason
 					echo $station_profile->station_callsign." (".$station_profile->station_profile_name."): Upload Failed - ".curl_strerror(curl_errno($ch))." (".curl_errno($ch).")<br>";
 					$this->Lotw_model->last_upload($data['lotw_cert_info']->lotw_cert_id, "Upload failed");