diff --git a/packages/cli/src/api/parsers/babel.js b/packages/cli/src/api/parsers/babel.js
index 99a6d4f6..3667c202 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/api/parsers/babel.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/api/parsers/babel.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function toStr(children, counter = 0) {
       }
     } else if (child.type === 'JSXText') {
       // Child is not a React element, append as-is
-      const chunk = child.value.trim();
+      const chunk = child.value.trim().replace(/\s+/g, ' ');
       if (chunk) { result.push(chunk); }
     } else if (
       child.type === 'JSXExpressionContainer'
diff --git a/packages/react/src/utils/toStr.js b/packages/react/src/utils/toStr.js
index 1738e912..7da07fd9 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/utils/toStr.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/utils/toStr.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function toStr(children, counter = 0) {
       // Child is not a React element, append as-is
       /* eslint-disable no-lonely-if */
       if (typeof child === 'string' || child instanceof String) {
-        const chunk = child.trim();
+        const chunk = child.trim().replace(/\s+/g, ' ');
         if (chunk) { result.push(chunk); }
       } else {
         result.push(child);