diff --git a/eyecite/helpers.py b/eyecite/helpers.py
index 4380be6..ea50159 100644
--- a/eyecite/helpers.py
+++ b/eyecite/helpers.py
@@ -42,16 +42,25 @@ def get_court_by_paren(paren_string: str) -> Optional[str]:
     needs to be handled after disambiguation has been completed.
     """
     court_str = strip_punct(paren_string)
+    court_str = court_str.replace(" ", "")
 
     court_code = None
     if court_str:
-        # Map the string to a court, if possible.
         for court in courts:
-            # Use startswith because citations are often missing final period,
-            # e.g. "2d Cir"
-            if court["citation_string"].startswith(court_str):
+            # Remove whitespace because citation strings sometimes lack
+            # internal spaces, e.g. "Pa.Super."
+            s = strip_punct(court["citation_string"]).replace(" ", "")
+
+            # Check for an exact match first
+            if s == court_str:
+                return str(court["id"])
+
+            # If no exact match, try to record a startswith match for possible
+            # eventual return
+            if s.startswith(court_str):
                 court_code = court["id"]
-                break
+
+        return court_code
 
     return court_code
 
diff --git a/tests/test_FindTest.py b/tests/test_FindTest.py
index 47339f1..de37c54 100644
--- a/tests/test_FindTest.py
+++ b/tests/test_FindTest.py
@@ -121,6 +121,19 @@ def test_find_citations(self):
                                       'defendant': 'test',
                                       'court': 'ca4',
                                       'pin_cite': '347-348'})]),
+            # Test with court string without space
+            ('bob lissner v. test 1 U.S. 12, 347-348 (Pa.Super. 1982)',
+             [case_citation(page='12', year=1982,
+                            metadata={'plaintiff': 'lissner',
+                                      'defendant': 'test',
+                                      'court': 'pasuperct',
+                                      'pin_cite': '347-348'})]),
+            # Test with court string exact match
+            ('Commonwealth v. Muniz, 164 A.3d 1189 (Pa. 2017)',
+             [case_citation(page='1189', reporter='A.3d', volume='164', year=2017,
+                            metadata={'plaintiff': 'Commonwealth',
+                                      'defendant': 'Muniz',
+                                      'court': 'pa'})]),
             # Parallel cite with parenthetical
             ('bob lissner v. test 1 U.S. 12, 347-348, 1 S. Ct. 2, 358 (4th Cir. 1982) (overruling foo)',
              [case_citation(page='12', year=1982,