diff --git a/pages/Settings.qml b/pages/Settings.qml
index e92c3a8c..c020acab 100644
--- a/pages/Settings.qml
+++ b/pages/Settings.qml
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ Rectangle {
                 RemoteNodeEdit {
                     id: remoteNodeEdit
                     Layout.minimumWidth: 100 * scaleRatio
-                    daemonAddrText: persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress.split(":")[0]
-                    daemonPortText: (persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress.split(":")[1] == "") ? "18081" : persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress.split(":")[1]
+                    daemonAddrText: persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress.split(":")[0].trim()
+                    daemonPortText: (persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress.split(":")[1].trim() == "") ? "18081" : persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress.split(":")[1]
                     onEditingFinished: {
                         persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress = remoteNodeEdit.getAddress();
                         console.log("setting remote node to " + persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress)