diff --git a/plugins/fortune.py b/plugins/fortune.py
index e556406..ed0f487 100755
--- a/plugins/fortune.py
+++ b/plugins/fortune.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ with open("plugins/data/fortunes.txt") as f:
     for line in f.readlines():
         if line.startswith("//"):
             continue
-        fortunes.append(line)
+        fortunes.append(line.strip())
 
 @hook.command(autohelp=False)
 def fortune(inp, nick=None, say=None, input=None):