diff --git a/Pilot/pilotCommands.py b/Pilot/pilotCommands.py
index a96d8a49..8f52e8ce 100644
--- a/Pilot/pilotCommands.py
+++ b/Pilot/pilotCommands.py
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ def execute(self):
         try:
             import json
 
-            resourceDict = json.loads(resourceDict.split("\n")[-1])
+            resourceDict = json.loads(resourceDict.strip().split("\n")[-1])
         except ValueError:
             self.log.error("The pilot command output is not json compatible.")
             sys.exit(1)