diff --git a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/turnserver.py b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/turnserver.py
index d5f4fa82..1d13d368 100644
--- a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/turnserver.py
+++ b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/turnserver.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ def turn_credentials() -> str:
     with socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as client_socket:
         client_socket.connect("/run/chatmail-turn/turn.socket")
         with client_socket.makefile("rb") as file:
-            return file.readline().decode("utf-8")
+            return file.readline().decode("utf-8").strip()