diff --git a/octodns/processor/spf.py b/octodns/processor/spf.py
index 40ffa72..35a395a 100644
--- a/octodns/processor/spf.py
+++ b/octodns/processor/spf.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 #
 #
 
-import re
 from logging import getLogger
 from typing import Optional
 
 import dns.resolver
+from dns.resolver import Answer
 
 from octodns.record.base import Record
 
@@ -64,23 +64,30 @@ class SpfDnsLookupProcessor(BaseProcessor):
             f"_get_spf_from_txt_values: record={record.fqdn} values={values}"
         )
 
-        # SPF values must begin with 'v=spf1 '
+        # SPF values to validate will begin with 'v=spf1 '
         spf = [value for value in values if value.startswith('v=spf1 ')]
 
+        # No SPF values in the TXT record
         if len(spf) == 0:
             return None
 
+        # More than one SPF value resolves as "permerror", https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7208#section-4.5
         if len(spf) > 1:
             raise SpfValueException(
                 f"{record.fqdn} has more than one SPF value in the TXT record"
             )
 
-        match = re.search(r"(v=spf1\s.+(?:all|redirect=))", "".join(values))
+        return spf[0]
 
-        if match is None:
-            raise SpfValueException(f"{record.fqdn} has an invalid SPF value")
+    def _process_answer(self, answer: Answer) -> list[str]:
+        values = []
 
-        return match.group()
+        for value in answer:
+            text_value = value.to_text()
+            processed_value = text_value[1:-1].replace('" "', '')
+            values.append(processed_value)
+
+        return values
 
     def _check_dns_lookups(
         self, record: Record, values: list[str], lookups: int = 0
@@ -115,7 +122,7 @@ class SpfDnsLookupProcessor(BaseProcessor):
             if term.startswith('include:'):
                 domain = term.removeprefix('include:')
                 answer = dns.resolver.resolve(domain, 'TXT')
-                answer_values = [value.to_text()[1:-1] for value in answer]
+                answer_values = self._process_answer(answer)
                 lookups = self._check_dns_lookups(
                     record, answer_values, lookups
                 )
diff --git a/tests/test_octodns_processor_spf.py b/tests/test_octodns_processor_spf.py
index 6784b9d..e895f92 100644
--- a/tests/test_octodns_processor_spf.py
+++ b/tests/test_octodns_processor_spf.py
@@ -13,63 +13,47 @@ from octodns.zone import Zone
 class TestSpfDnsLookupProcessor(TestCase):
     def test_get_spf_from_txt_values(self):
         processor = SpfDnsLookupProcessor('test')
+
+        # Used in logging
         record = Record.new(
             Zone('unit.tests.', []),
             '',
-            {'type': 'TXT', 'ttl': 86400, 'values': ['v=DMARC1\; p=reject\;']},
+            {'type': 'TXT', 'ttl': 86400, 'values': ['']},
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(
-            'v=spf1 include:example.com ~all',
-            processor._get_spf_from_txt_values(
-                record,
-                ['v=DMARC1\; p=reject\;', 'v=spf1 include:example.com ~all'],
-            ),
-        )
-
-        with self.assertRaises(SpfValueException):
-            processor._get_spf_from_txt_values(
-                record,
-                [
-                    'v=spf1 include:example.com ~all',
-                    'v=spf1 include:example.com ~all',
-                ],
-            )
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            'v=spf1 include:example.com ~all',
-            processor._get_spf_from_txt_values(
-                record,
-                ['v=DMARC1\; p=reject\;', 'v=spf1 include:example.com ~all'],
-            ),
-        )
-
-        with self.assertRaises(SpfValueException):
-            processor._get_spf_from_txt_values(
-                record, ['v=spf1 include:example.com']
-            )
-
         self.assertIsNone(
             processor._get_spf_from_txt_values(
                 record, ['v=DMARC1\; p=reject\;']
             )
         )
 
-        # SPF record split across multiple character-strings, https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7208#section-3.3
         self.assertEqual(
-            'v=spf1 include:example.com ip4:1.2.3.4 ~all',
+            'v=spf1 include:example.com ~all',
+            processor._get_spf_from_txt_values(
+                record,
+                ['v=DMARC1\; p=reject\;', 'v=spf1 include:example.com ~all'],
+            ),
+        )
+
+        with self.assertRaises(SpfValueException):
             processor._get_spf_from_txt_values(
                 record,
                 [
-                    'v=spf1 include:example.com',
-                    ' ip4:1.2.3.4 ~all',
-                    'v=DMARC1\; p=reject\;',
+                    'v=spf1 include:example.com ~all',
+                    'v=spf1 include:example.com ~all',
                 ],
+            )
+
+        # Missing "all" or "redirect" at the end
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'v=spf1 include:example.com',
+            processor._get_spf_from_txt_values(
+                record, ['v=spf1 include:example.com', 'v=DMARC1\; p=reject\;']
             ),
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(
-            'v=spf1 +mx redirect=',
+            'v=spf1 +mx redirect=example.com',
             processor._get_spf_from_txt_values(
                 record,
                 ['v=spf1 +mx redirect=example.com', 'v=DMARC1\; p=reject\;'],
@@ -117,7 +101,7 @@ class TestSpfDnsLookupProcessor(TestCase):
             )
         )
 
-        resolver_mock.reset_mock()
+        resolver_mock.reset_mock(return_value=True, side_effect=True)
         txt_value_mock = MagicMock()
         txt_value_mock.to_text.return_value = '"v=spf1 -all"'
         resolver_mock.return_value = [txt_value_mock]
@@ -178,7 +162,7 @@ class TestSpfDnsLookupProcessor(TestCase):
             )
         )
 
-        resolver_mock.reset_mock()
+        resolver_mock.reset_mock(return_value=True, side_effect=True)
         txt_value_mock = MagicMock()
         txt_value_mock.to_text.return_value = (
             '"v=spf1 a a a a a a a a a a a -all"'
@@ -205,7 +189,33 @@ class TestSpfDnsLookupProcessor(TestCase):
             )
         )
 
-        resolver_mock.reset_mock()
+        resolver_mock.reset_mock(return_value=True, side_effect=True)
+        txt_value_mock = MagicMock()
+        txt_value_mock.to_text.return_value = (
+            '"v=spf1 ip4:1.2.3.4" " ip4:4.3.2.1 -all"'
+        )
+        resolver_mock.return_value = [txt_value_mock]
+
+        self.assertEqual(zone, processor.process_source_zone(zone))
+        resolver_mock.assert_called_once_with('example.com', 'TXT')
+
+        zone = Zone('unit.tests.', [])
+        zone.add_record(
+            Record.new(
+                zone,
+                '',
+                {
+                    'type': 'TXT',
+                    'ttl': 86400,
+                    'values': [
+                        'v=spf1 include:example.com -all',
+                        'v=DMARC1\; p=reject\;',
+                    ],
+                },
+            )
+        )
+
+        resolver_mock.reset_mock(return_value=True, side_effect=True)
         first_txt_value_mock = MagicMock()
         first_txt_value_mock.to_text.return_value = (
             '"v=spf1 include:_spf.example.com -all"'