diff --git a/rewatch/tests/compile.sh b/rewatch/tests/compile.sh
index 31c1f9f9f7..3e8d672c4d 100755
--- a/rewatch/tests/compile.sh
+++ b/rewatch/tests/compile.sh
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ fi
 
 # see if the snapshots have changed
 changed_snapshots=$(git ls-files  --modified ../tests/snapshots)
-if git diff --exit-code ../tests/snapshots &> /dev/null;
+if git diff --exit-code --ignore-all-space ../tests/snapshots &> /dev/null;
 then
   success "Snapshots are correct"
 else
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ else
   for file in $changed_snapshots; do
     bold $file
     # show diff of file vs contents in git
-    git diff $file $file
+    git diff --ignore-all-space $file $file
     printf "\n\n"
   done