diff --git a/cmd/gotk/export.go b/cmd/gotk/export.go
index 750def2ec4..652e2396fa 100644
--- a/cmd/gotk/export.go
+++ b/cmd/gotk/export.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func resourceToString(data []byte) string {
-	data = bytes.Replace(data, []byte("creationTimestamp: null\n"), []byte(""), 1)
+	data = bytes.Replace(data, []byte("  creationTimestamp: null\n"), []byte(""), 1)
 	data = bytes.Replace(data, []byte("status: {}\n"), []byte(""), 1)
 	return string(data)
 }