diff --git a/scripts/cloudron-setup b/scripts/cloudron-setup
index 70cf9988c..e14c6c37a 100755
--- a/scripts/cloudron-setup
+++ b/scripts/cloudron-setup
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ cat > "/etc/cloudron/cloudron.conf" <<CONF_END
 }
 CONF_END
 
-[[ -n "${license}" ]] && echo "$license" > /etc/cloudron/LICENSE
+[[ -n "${license}" ]] && echo -n "$license" > /etc/cloudron/LICENSE
 
 if ! /bin/bash "${box_src_tmp_dir}/scripts/installer.sh" &>> "${LOG_FILE}"; then
     echo "Failed to install cloudron. See ${LOG_FILE} for details"
diff --git a/src/provision.js b/src/provision.js
index b773d3b5f..c99797c04 100644
--- a/src/provision.js
+++ b/src/provision.js
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ function autoRegister(callback) {
     const license = safe.fs.readFileSync(paths.LICENSE_FILE, 'utf8');
     if (!license) return callback(new ProvisionError(ProvisionError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, 'Cannot read license'));
 
-    appstore.registerWithLicense(license, function (error) {
+    appstore.registerWithLicense(license.trim(), function (error) {
         if (error && error.reason !== AppstoreError.ALREADY_REGISTERED) {
             debug(error);
             debug('Failed to auto-register Cloudron with license. Please contact support@cloudron.io');