diff --git a/changedetectionio/update_worker.py b/changedetectionio/update_worker.py
index 3fa47e37..d2a0931c 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/update_worker.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/update_worker.py
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ class update_worker(threading.Thread):
 
                         # Record the 'server' header reply, can be used for actions in the future like cloudflare/akamai workarounds
                         try:
-                            server_header = update_handler.fetcher.headers.get('server', '').lower()[:255]
+                            server_header = update_handler.fetcher.headers.get('server', '').trim().lower()[:255]
                             self.datastore.update_watch(uuid=uuid,
                                                         update_obj={'remote_server_reply': server_header}
                                                         )