diff --git a/termite.c b/termite.c
index 7f39ffe..ee687b2 100644
--- a/termite.c
+++ b/termite.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static GtkTreeModel *create_completion_model(VteTerminal *vte) {
     GTree *tree = g_tree_new((GCompareFunc)strcmp);
 
     for (int j = 1; ; j++, s_ptr = NULL) {
-        char *token = strtok_r(s_ptr, " \n", &saveptr);
+        char *token = strtok_r(s_ptr, " \n\t", &saveptr);
         if (!token) {
             break;
         }