diff --git a/mattermost_matchmaker/config.py b/mattermost_matchmaker/config.py
index 8d250d126e55129a2d86f5b204f1c214b8c8d3e8..0731ab99ba7b5fb784502892a8e75a0c68e3cb70 100644
--- a/mattermost_matchmaker/config.py
+++ b/mattermost_matchmaker/config.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import os
 
-MATTERMOST_URL = os.environ['MATTERMOST_URL']
-MATTERMOST_TOKEN = os.environ['MATTERMOST_TOKEN']
+MATTERMOST_URL = os.environ['MATTERMOST_URL'].strip()
+MATTERMOST_TOKEN = os.environ['MATTERMOST_TOKEN'].strip()