diff --git a/src/sysinfo.js b/src/sysinfo.js
index 233bbefbe..20576e41d 100644
--- a/src/sysinfo.js
+++ b/src/sysinfo.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function provider() {
     gProvider = safe.fs.readFileSync(paths.PROVIDER_FILE, 'utf8');
     if (!gProvider) return gProvider = 'generic';
 
-    return gProvider;
+    return gProvider.trim();
 }
 
 function getApi(callback) {