diff --git a/src/command/commands.c b/src/command/commands.c
index 60ef3780..25314c2e 100644
--- a/src/command/commands.c
+++ b/src/command/commands.c
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@ cmd_connect(gchar **args, struct cmd_help_t help)
                         cons_show("Error evaluating password, see logs for details.");
                         return TRUE;
                     }
-                    g_strstrip(account->password);
+                    // strip trailing newline
+                    if (g_str_has_suffix(account->password, "\n")) {
+                        account->password[strlen(account->password)-1] = '\0';
+                    }
                 } else {
                     log_error("popen failed when running eval_password.");
                     cons_show("Error evaluating password, see logs for details.");