diff --git a/cli/src/connections.c b/cli/src/connections.c
index 5964c2ae5f..d67bcd7042 100644
--- a/cli/src/connections.c
+++ b/cli/src/connections.c
@@ -4553,7 +4553,7 @@ ask_check_property (const char *arg,
 
 	if (!arg) {
 		printf (_("Available properties: %s\n"), valid_props_str);
-		prop_name_user = readline_x (EDITOR_PROMPT_PROPERTY);
+		prop_name_user = g_strstrip (readline_x (EDITOR_PROMPT_PROPERTY));
 	} else
 		prop_name_user = g_strdup (arg);