diff --git a/src/main/java/net/preibisch/bigstitcher/spark/TransformPoints.java b/src/main/java/net/preibisch/bigstitcher/spark/TransformPoints.java
index 98f0ae4..8a3d11b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/preibisch/bigstitcher/spark/TransformPoints.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/preibisch/bigstitcher/spark/TransformPoints.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public Void call() throws Exception
 				in.lines().forEach( s -> 
 				{
 					if ( s.trim().length() > 0 && s.trim().matches( "[\\p{Space}*[-]*\\d+\\.?\\d*\\p{Space}*\\,?]+") )
-						points.add( Import.csvStringToDoubleArray( s ) );
+						points.add( Import.csvStringToDoubleArray( s.trim() ) );
 					else
 						System.out.println( "Ignoring line: " + s );
 				} );