diff --git a/Settings.cpp b/Settings.cpp
index 8c4ece3..ee0d880 100644
--- a/Settings.cpp
+++ b/Settings.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "Settings.h"
 #include "Core/Logger.h"
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/xml_parser.hpp>
 #include <filesystem>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ void Settings::load() {
 
         m_server = ptree.get<std::string>("Application.HttpServer.Address");
         m_documentRoot = ptree.get<std::string>("Application.HttpServer.DocumentRoot");
+        boost::algorithm::trim(m_documentRoot);
     } catch (const xml_parser_error &error) {
         LOG(error) << "parse " << SettingsFilePath << " failed: " << error.message();
     }