diff --git a/lib/launcher.js b/lib/launcher.js
index be15dcf56..56292e1bf 100644
--- a/lib/launcher.js
+++ b/lib/launcher.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ var Launcher = function (server, emitter, injector) {
   this.launchSingle = function (protocol, hostname, port, urlRoot, upstreamProxy, processKillTimeout) {
     var self = this
     return function (name) {
+      name = (name + '').trim();
       if (upstreamProxy) {
         protocol = upstreamProxy.protocol
         hostname = upstreamProxy.hostname