diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/EepGet.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/EepGet.java
index a098a997a373a1ae19f4c59652f1f10a48190471..2c29c09e482ec2726ef7739480c17bae66f6485f 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/EepGet.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/EepGet.java
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ public class EepGet {
      */
     private int handleStatus(String line) {
         if (_log.shouldLog(Log.DEBUG))
-            _log.debug("Status line: [" + line + "]");
+            _log.debug("Status line: [" + line.trim() + "]");
         String[] toks = line.split(" ", 3);
         if (toks.length < 2) {
             if (_log.shouldLog(Log.WARN))