diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_util.go b/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_util.go
index 165f83afdec..986107cae87 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_util.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func (s *azureSvc) GetAzureCredentials(host volume.VolumeHost, nameSpace, secret
 	if accountName == "" || accountKey == "" {
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("Invalid %v/%v, couldn't extract azurestorageaccountname or azurestorageaccountkey", nameSpace, secretName)
 	}
+	accountName = strings.TrimSpace(accountName)
 	return accountName, accountKey, nil
 }