diff --git a/containers/types.go b/containers/types.go
index 8aec98c..1feabc6 100644
--- a/containers/types.go
+++ b/containers/types.go
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ func (c *Container) GetHostKey() (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	if hostKeyRaw != nil {
-		parts := strings.SplitN(string(*hostKeyRaw), " ", 1)
+		hostKeyRawString := strings.TrimSpace(string(*hostKeyRaw))
+		parts := strings.SplitN(hostKeyRawString, " ", 1)
 		if len(parts) > 1 {
 			return parts[1], nil
 		}