diff --git a/fsl/data/image.py b/fsl/data/image.py
index 0b191d95cdcd45b68cb99267bf495fc4a4c3f515..1166cd53c4b1cce2246ac04301f1acce781bc0da 100644
--- a/fsl/data/image.py
+++ b/fsl/data/image.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class Nifti(notifier.Notifier):
 
         val = val.decode('ascii')
 
-        return ''.join([c for c in val if c in string.printable])
+        return ''.join([c for c in val if c in string.printable]).strip()
 
 
     @property