diff --git a/vtr_flow/scripts/qor_compare.py b/vtr_flow/scripts/qor_compare.py
index e390d924500..525e20a855d 100755
--- a/vtr_flow/scripts/qor_compare.py
+++ b/vtr_flow/scripts/qor_compare.py
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ def main():
 
         base, ext = os.path.splitext(csv)
         if ext == ".txt":
-            sep = "\t"
+            sep = "\t  "
         else:
             sep = ","
-        df = pd.read_csv(csv, sep=sep)
+        df = pd.read_csv(csv, sep=sep, engine="python")
 
         avail_metrics.update(df.columns)  # Record available metrics