diff --git a/python-pythonwhois.changes b/python-pythonwhois.changes
index 1f26dcb..a43edaa 100644
--- a/python-pythonwhois.changes
+++ b/python-pythonwhois.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Mar 16 11:38:52 UTC 2019 - Sebastian Wagner <sebix+novell.com@sebix.at>
+
+- fix boo#1129473
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec  4 12:53:13 UTC 2018 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-pythonwhois.spec b/python-pythonwhois.spec
index 5f21528..8037c04 100644
--- a/python-pythonwhois.spec
+++ b/python-pythonwhois.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-pythonwhois
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ Module for retrieving and parsing the WHOIS data for a domain.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n python-whois-%{commit}
 %patch0 -p1
+# https://github.com/joepie91/python-whois/issues/142
+# boo#1129473
+sed -i 's/\(\s*regex = re.sub(r"\\\\s.*\)r"\\s\(.*\)>\\S\(.*\)/\1r"\\\\s\2>\\\\S\3/' pythonwhois/parse.py
 
 %build
 %python_build