diff --git a/datumaro/plugins/camvid_format.py b/datumaro/plugins/camvid_format.py
index 28b7631ec2..9df865e686 100644
--- a/datumaro/plugins/camvid_format.py
+++ b/datumaro/plugins/camvid_format.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class CamvidPath:
     SEGM_DIR = "annot"
     IMAGE_EXT = '.jpg'
     MASK_EXT = '.png'
-    PATTERN = re.compile(r'(.+\.\S+)(?:\s+(.+\.\S+)?)\s*')
+    PATTERN = re.compile(r'(.+\.\S+)?(?:\s*(.+\.\S+))')
 
 
 def parse_label_map(path):
@@ -160,9 +160,11 @@ def _load_items(self, path):
         items = {}
         with open(path, encoding='utf-8') as f:
             for line in f:
-                search = CamvidPath.PATTERN.search(line.strip('\n'))
+                search = CamvidPath.PATTERN.search(line.strip())
                 if search:
                     objects = search.groups()
+                    if not objects[0]:
+                        objects = [objects[1], objects[0]]
                 else:
                     raise Exception("Line %s: invalid path format" % line)
                 image = objects[0]