diff --git a/ledger/file.go b/ledger/file.go
index 19000da..d8e8c04 100644
--- a/ledger/file.go
+++ b/ledger/file.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type File string
@@ -140,5 +141,5 @@ func readTransactionDescription(r io.Reader) (string, error) {
 		}
 		result = append(result, firstByte[0])
 	}
-	return string(result), nil
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(result)), nil
 }