diff --git a/bart/slurm.py b/bart/slurm.py
index 7cef97a..1a1fd9a 100644
--- a/bart/slurm.py
+++ b/bart/slurm.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def getNextLogEntry(self):
 
         try:
             entry = self.results.pop(0)
-            return entry[:-1].split('|')
+            return entry.strip().split('|')
         except IndexError:
             return None