diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 56d419a7..a00027ed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "shout",
   "description": "The self-hosted web IRC client",
-  "version": "0.37.3",
+  "version": "0.37.4",
   "author": "Mattias Erming",
   "preferGlobal": true,
   "bin": {
diff --git a/src/client.js b/src/client.js
index 0eeac25f..2c4fb789 100644
--- a/src/client.js
+++ b/src/client.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ Client.prototype.connect = function(args) {
 
 Client.prototype.input = function(data) {
 	var client = this;
-	var text = data.text;
+	var text = data.text.trim();
 	var target = client.find(data.target);
 	if (text.charAt(0) !== "/") {
 		text = "/say " + text;