diff --git a/skeet/__main__.py b/skeet/__main__.py
index 3f52e62..f8155b0 100644
--- a/skeet/__main__.py
+++ b/skeet/__main__.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def main():
     # Get the message from the cli ...
     message = args.message 
     if message:
-        message = " ".join(message)
+        message = " ".join(message).strip()
     # ... or stdin ...
     if not message:
         message = get_stdin()