diff --git a/src/framework/theme/components/datepicker/datepicker-adapter.ts b/src/framework/theme/components/datepicker/datepicker-adapter.ts
index 08adcbb83d..c27588d81b 100644
--- a/src/framework/theme/components/datepicker/datepicker-adapter.ts
+++ b/src/framework/theme/components/datepicker/datepicker-adapter.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class NbRangeAdapterService<D> extends NbDatepickerAdapter<NbCalendarRang
   }
 
   parse(range: string, format): NbCalendarRange<D> {
-    const [start, end] = range.split('-').map(subDate => subDate.trim());
+    const [start, end] = range.split(' - ').map(subDate => subDate.trim());
     return {
       start: this.dateService.parse(start, format),
       end: this.dateService.parse(end, format),
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class NbRangeAdapterService<D> extends NbDatepickerAdapter<NbCalendarRang
   }
 
   isValid(range: string, format: string): boolean {
-    const [start, end] = range.split('-').map(subDate => subDate.trim());
+    const [start, end] = range.split(' - ').map(subDate => subDate.trim());
     return this.dateService.isValidDateString(start, format) && this.dateService.isValidDateString(end, format);
   }
 }