diff --git a/config/management/genesis/src/ol_node_files.rs b/config/management/genesis/src/ol_node_files.rs
index bb1b32ae40..f1b4cec477 100644
--- a/config/management/genesis/src/ol_node_files.rs
+++ b/config/management/genesis/src/ol_node_files.rs
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ fn make_genesis_file(
         Some(path) => {
             // TODO: insert waypoint
             let gen_wp_path = path.parent().unwrap().join("genesis_waypoint.txt");
-            let wp: Waypoint =
-                fs::read_to_string(&gen_wp_path)?
-                    .parse().map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("cannot parse genesis_waypoint.txt"))?;
+            let wp_string = fs::read_to_string(&gen_wp_path)?;
+            let wp: Waypoint = wp_string.trim().parse()
+                    .map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("cannot parse genesis_waypoint.txt"))?;
             Ok((path.to_owned(), wp))
         }
         None => {
@@ -496,4 +496,4 @@ fn encode_validator_seed_for_vfn_discovery(
     let mut seeds = PeerSet::default();
     seeds.insert(validator_account, val_peer_data);
     Ok(seeds)
-}
+}
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