diff --git a/src/osgDB/XmlParser.cpp b/src/osgDB/XmlParser.cpp
index 20a50d9af..59c901884 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/XmlParser.cpp
+++ b/src/osgDB/XmlParser.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ bool XmlNode::read(Input& input)
                 input.skipWhiteSpace();
                 std::string option;
                 std::string value;
-                while((c=input[0])>=0 && c!='>' && c!='"' && c!='\'' && c!='=')
+                while((c=input[0])>=0 && c!='>' && c!='"' && c!='\'' && c!='=' && c!=' ')
                 {
                     option.push_back(c);
                     ++input;
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ bool XmlNode::read(Input& input)
 
                 if (!option.empty())
                 {
-                    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"Assigning option "<<option<<" with value "<<value<<std::endl;
+                    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Assigning option "<<option<<" with value "<<value<<std::endl;
                     childNode->properties[option] = value;
                 }
             }