diff --git a/src/ast/nodes/ExportDefaultDeclaration.js b/src/ast/nodes/ExportDefaultDeclaration.js
index 7027291..2f505b1 100644
--- a/src/ast/nodes/ExportDefaultDeclaration.js
+++ b/src/ast/nodes/ExportDefaultDeclaration.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default class ExportDefaultDeclaration extends Node {
 		let declaration_start;
 		if ( this.declaration ) {
 			const statementStr = code.original.slice( this.start, this.end );
-			declaration_start = this.start + statementStr.match(/^\s*export\s+default\s+/)[0].length;
+			declaration_start = this.start + statementStr.match(/^\s*export\s+default\s*/)[0].length;
 		}
 
 		if ( this.shouldInclude || this.declaration.activated ) {
diff --git a/test/function/export-default-no-space/_config.js b/test/function/export-default-no-space/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a27d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/function/export-default-no-space/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const assert = require( 'assert' );
+
+module.exports = {
+	description: 'handles default exports with no space before declaration',
+	exports: exports => {
+		assert.deepEqual( exports, {} );
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/function/export-default-no-space/main.js b/test/function/export-default-no-space/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9749a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/function/export-default-no-space/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default{};