diff --git a/protocol b/protocol
index abbed87..c0e9f56 100755
--- a/protocol
+++ b/protocol
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class Protocol():
                 raise
             except:
                 raise ProtocolException("FATAL: Invalid field_list specification (%s)" %spec)
-            self.field_list.append({"text":text, "len":bits})
+            self.field_list.append({"text":text.strip(), "len":bits})
 
         # Parse options
         if opts is not None: