diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-scp.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-scp.yaml
index a445419..8b168db 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-scp.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-scp.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "PI_MAIN_USERNAME length: ${#PI_MAIN_USERNAME}"
           echo "PI_MAIN_USERNAME equals 'gitea-workflow': $([ "$PI_MAIN_USERNAME" = "gitea-workflow" ] && echo yes || echo no)"
           echo "PI_MAIN_PASSWORD length: ${#PI_MAIN_PASSWORD}"
+          PW_TRIMMED="$(printf '%s' "$PI_MAIN_PASSWORD" | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//')"
+          echo "PI_MAIN_PASSWORD trimmed length: ${#PW_TRIMMED}"
         env:
           PI_MAIN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PI_MAIN_USERNAME }}
           PI_MAIN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PI_MAIN_PASSWORD }}