diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/lynda.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/lynda.py
index a00f6e5e5..39214de2f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/lynda.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/lynda.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 class LyndaBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
     _LOGIN_URL = 'https://www.lynda.com/login/login.aspx'
-    _SUCCESSFUL_LOGIN_REGEX = r'isLoggedIn: true'
+    _SUCCESSFUL_LOGIN_REGEX = r'isLoggedIn\s*:\s*true'
     _ACCOUNT_CREDENTIALS_HINT = 'Use --username and --password options to provide lynda.com account credentials.'
     _NETRC_MACHINE = 'lynda'