diff --git a/src/configuration/Appconfig.py b/src/configuration/Appconfig.py
index a2f18ab61..41731fc45 100644
--- a/src/configuration/Appconfig.py
+++ b/src/configuration/Appconfig.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class Appconfig(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             user_home, ".esim/workspace.txt"), 'r'
         )
         workspace_check, home = file.readline().split(' ', 1)
+        home = home.strip()
         file.close()
     except IOError:
         home = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "eSim-Workspace")