diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a0e9b2..a81bd68 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ __pycache__/
 *.so
 
 # Distribution / packaging
+production.ini
 venv-honeypot/
 .venv
 .Python
diff --git a/honeypot/__init__.py b/honeypot/__init__.py
index 3cfc9b1..87a005b 100644
--- a/honeypot/__init__.py
+++ b/honeypot/__init__.py
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ class RootResource:
             with open(moin_user_file, 'r') as fh:
                for line in fh:
                    if line.startswith('email='):
-                       email = line.split('=', 1)[1]
+                       email = line.split('=', 1)[1].strip()
                    if line.startswith('name='):
-                       name = line.split('=', 1)[1]
+                       name = line.split('=', 1)[1].strip()
         except:
             pass
         return name, email