diff --git a/validator_manager/src/validators/common.rs b/validator_manager/src/validators/common.rs
index d3f3d3f231..c57bbc4f65 100644
--- a/validator_manager/src/validators/common.rs
+++ b/validator_manager/src/validators/common.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use account_utils::ZeroizeString;
+use account_utils::{strip_off_newlines, ZeroizeString};
 use eth2::lighthouse_vc::std_types::{InterchangeJsonStr, KeystoreJsonStr};
 use eth2::{
     lighthouse_vc::{
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ pub async fn vc_http_client<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     let token_path = token_path.as_ref();
     let token_bytes =
         fs::read(&token_path).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read {:?}: {:?}", token_path, e))?;
-    let token_string = String::from_utf8(token_bytes)
+    let token_string = String::from_utf8(strip_off_newlines(token_bytes))
         .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to parse {:?} as utf8: {:?}", token_path, e))?;
     let http_client = ValidatorClientHttpClient::new(url.clone(), token_string).map_err(|e| {
         format!(