diff --git a/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/common/plugins/util/DevUtil.java b/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/common/plugins/util/DevUtil.java
index 11242d71..296afc9e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/common/plugins/util/DevUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/common/plugins/util/DevUtil.java
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ private void addUserId(List<String> commandElements) {
                 String id = runCmd("id -u");
                 if (id != null) {
                     commandElements.add("--user");
-                    commandElements.add(id);
+                    commandElements.add(id.trim());
                 }
             } catch (IOException e) {
                 // can't get user id. runCmd has printed an error message.