diff --git a/k8sclient/k8sclient.go b/k8sclient/k8sclient.go
index d4a1cf19b..800e02405 100644
--- a/k8sclient/k8sclient.go
+++ b/k8sclient/k8sclient.go
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ func getPlugin(plugin string, name string, primary bool, ifname string) string {
 func getConfig(config string, primary bool, ifname string) string {
 	tmpconfig := []string{}
 
+	config = strings.TrimSpace(config)
 	tmpconfig = append(tmpconfig, config[:1])
 
 	if primary != false {