diff --git a/clapper_src/player.js b/clapper_src/player.js
index 63747fb1..d6198c38 100644
--- a/clapper_src/player.js
+++ b/clapper_src/player.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class ClapperPlayer extends GstPlayer.Player
         let line;
 
         while((line = stream.read_line(null)[0])) {
-            line = String(line);
+            line = String(line).trim();
             debug(`new playlist item: ${line}`);
             playlist.push(line);
         }