diff --git a/google/resource_iam_binding.go b/google/resource_iam_binding.go
index f9089aa8..4c1a12f7 100644
--- a/google/resource_iam_binding.go
+++ b/google/resource_iam_binding.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func iamBindingImport(resourceIdParser resourceIdParserFunc) schema.StateFunc {
 			return nil, errors.New("Import not supported for this IAM resource.")
 		}
 		config := m.(*Config)
-		s := strings.Split(d.Id(), " ")
+		s := strings.Fields(d.Id())
 		if len(s) != 2 {
 			d.SetId("")
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Wrong number of parts to Binding id %s; expected 'resource_name role'.", s)
diff --git a/google/resource_iam_member.go b/google/resource_iam_member.go
index 9335dda9..e4b66e1f 100644
--- a/google/resource_iam_member.go
+++ b/google/resource_iam_member.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func iamMemberImport(resourceIdParser resourceIdParserFunc) schema.StateFunc {
 			return nil, errors.New("Import not supported for this IAM resource.")
 		}
 		config := m.(*Config)
-		s := strings.Split(d.Id(), " ")
+		s := strings.Fields(d.Id())
 		if len(s) != 3 {
 			d.SetId("")
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Wrong number of parts to Member id %s; expected 'resource_name role username'.", s)