diff --git a/config/configure.go b/config/configure.go
index 205026a5b..24e679994 100644
--- a/config/configure.go
+++ b/config/configure.go
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ var hookSaveConfiguration = func(fn func(config *Configuration) error) func(conf
 	return fn
 }
 
+var stdin io.Reader = os.Stdin
+
 func loadConfiguration() (*Configuration, error) {
 	return hookLoadConfiguration(LoadConfiguration)(GetConfigPath() + "/" + configFile)
 }
 
 func NewConfigureCommand() *cli.Command {
-
 	c := &cli.Command{
 		Name: "configure",
 		Short: i18n.T(
@@ -287,14 +288,14 @@ func configureOIDC(w io.Writer, cp *Profile) error {
 
 func ReadInput(defaultValue string) string {
 	var s string
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdin)
 	if scanner.Scan() {
 		s = scanner.Text()
 	}
 	if s == "" {
 		return defaultValue
 	}
-	return s
+	return strings.TrimSpace(s)
 }
 
 func MosaicString(s string, lastChars int) string {
diff --git a/config/configure_test.go b/config/configure_test.go
index 50cc909e0..3539a19a8 100644
--- a/config/configure_test.go
+++ b/config/configure_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -314,7 +315,19 @@ func TestConfigureOIDC(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestReadInput(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func() {
+		stdin = os.Stdin
+	}()
+	// read empty string, return default value
+	stdin = strings.NewReader("")
 	assert.Equal(t, "default", ReadInput("default"))
+	// read input, return input
+	stdin = strings.NewReader("input from stdion\n")
+	assert.Equal(t, "input from stdion", ReadInput("default"))
+
+	// read input with spaces
+	stdin = strings.NewReader("input from stdion  \n")
+	assert.Equal(t, "input from stdion", ReadInput("default"))
 }
 
 func TestMosaicString(t *testing.T) {