diff --git a/Flickr4Java/src/main/java/com/flickr4java/flickr/REST.java b/Flickr4Java/src/main/java/com/flickr4java/flickr/REST.java
index 256fdf23..4483f6df 100644
--- a/Flickr4Java/src/main/java/com/flickr4java/flickr/REST.java
+++ b/Flickr4Java/src/main/java/com/flickr4java/flickr/REST.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public com.flickr4java.flickr.Response get(String path, Map<String, Object> para
 
             com.flickr4java.flickr.Response response = null;
             synchronized (mutex) {
-                String strXml = scribeResponse.getBody();
+                String strXml = scribeResponse.getBody().trim();
                 if (Flickr.debugStream) {
                     logger.debug(strXml);
                 }
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public com.flickr4java.flickr.Response post(String path, Map<String, Object> par
         try {
             com.flickr4java.flickr.Response response = null;
             synchronized (mutex) {
-                String strXml = scribeResponse.getBody();
+                String strXml = scribeResponse.getBody().trim();
                 if (Flickr.debugStream) {
                     logger.debug(strXml);
                 }