diff --git a/bin/report/report_sxw.py b/bin/report/report_sxw.py
index bf5dd410456..696f491c524 100644
--- a/bin/report/report_sxw.py
+++ b/bin/report/report_sxw.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class rml_parse(object):
         return newtag, attrs
 
     def format(self, text, oldtag=None):
-        return text
+        return text.strip()
 
     def removeParentNode(self, tag=None):
         raise Exception('Skip')