diff --git a/src/meilisearch.rs b/src/meilisearch.rs
index 8dff994..27527cc 100644
--- a/src/meilisearch.rs
+++ b/src/meilisearch.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&Config> for Client {
             Some(t) => Some(std::fs::read_to_string(t).map_err(Error::Token)?),
             None => None,
         };
-        Ok(Client::new(&config.meilisearch.url, token)?)
+        Ok(Client::new(&config.meilisearch.url, token.as_deref().map(str::trim))?)
     }
 }