diff --git a/ynh-dev b/ynh-dev
index fb4ec64..6c96db2 100755
--- a/ynh-dev
+++ b/ynh-dev
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ elif [ "$1" = "run" ]; then
 #####################
 elif [ "$1" = "halt" ]; then
     vm=$(vagrant global-status | head -3 | tail -1)
-    vm_status=$(echo $vm | cut -d ' ' -f 4)
+    vm_status=$(echo $vm | awk -F '[[:space:]]' '{print $4}')
     if [ $vm_status == "running" ]; then
-        vm_id=$(echo $vm | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
+        vm_id=$(echo $vm | awk -F '[[:space:]]' '{print $1}')
         vagrant halt $vm_id
         echo "–> VM turned off."
     else