--- Delay.java 2017-12-15 14:09:46.743288000 +0900 +++ Delay.java.fix 2017-12-15 14:25:22.385286900 +0900 @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(initString)) { throw new NumberFormatException("Null or Empty strings are not permitted"); } - List parts = Splitter.on('*').splitToList(initString); + List parts = Splitter.on('*').trimResults().splitToList(initString); if (parts.size() == 1) { return new Delay(DEFAULT_ATTEMPTS, TimeConverter.getMilliSeconds(parts.get(0)));