diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index 284424e5..fc87aa0f 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ app.get(
         } else {
           // Inspect message and attempt to assign a RFC 5424 Syslog Protocol level
           let level;
-          let message = chunk.toString();
+          let message = chunk.toString().trim();
           let ucMsg = chunk.toString().toUpperCase();
           if (ucMsg.includes("DEBUG")) {
             level = "debug";