diff --git a/calendar-export.plx b/calendar-export.plx
index 95d5e15..c88469a 100755
--- a/calendar-export.plx
+++ b/calendar-export.plx
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ sub ReadConfig($) {
   my %config;
 
   while (my $line = <CONFIG_FILE>) {
+    chomp $line;
     DieLog("Unable to parse $line in config file, $configFile")
       unless $line =~ /^\s*([^:]+)\s*:\s*([^:]+)\s*$/;
     $config{$1} = $2;