diff --git a/services/vault/scripts/vault_k8s_auth_configure.sh b/services/vault/scripts/vault_k8s_auth_configure.sh
index 4457fc6..14604cd 100644
--- a/services/vault/scripts/vault_k8s_auth_configure.sh
+++ b/services/vault/scripts/vault_k8s_auth_configure.sh
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ if [ -z "${status_json}" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if ! printf '%s' "${status_json}" | grep -q '"initialized":true'; then
+if ! printf '%s' "${status_json}" | grep -q '"initialized":[[:space:]]*true'; then
   log "vault not initialized; skipping"
   exit 0
 fi
 
-if printf '%s' "${status_json}" | grep -q '"sealed":true'; then
+if printf '%s' "${status_json}" | grep -q '"sealed":[[:space:]]*true'; then
   log "vault sealed; skipping"
   exit 0
 fi