diff --git a/os_brick/initiator/connectors/nvme.py b/os_brick/initiator/connectors/nvme.py
index 6dff6f3dd..d60246875 100644
--- a/os_brick/initiator/connectors/nvme.py
+++ b/os_brick/initiator/connectors/nvme.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class NVMeConnector(base.BaseLinuxConnector):
                 LOG.debug("Unable to locate dmidecode. For Cinder RSD Backend,"
                           " please make sure it is installed: %s", e)
                 out = ""
-        return out
+        return out.strip()
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_connector_properties(root_helper, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/os_brick/tests/initiator/connectors/test_nvme.py b/os_brick/tests/initiator/connectors/test_nvme.py
index 639c04067..7589c3fe8 100644
--- a/os_brick/tests/initiator/connectors/test_nvme.py
+++ b/os_brick/tests/initiator/connectors/test_nvme.py
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ class NVMeConnectorTestCase(test_connector.ConnectorTestCase):
         self.connector = nvme.NVMeConnector(None,
                                             execute=self.fake_execute)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(nvme.NVMeConnector, '_execute')
+    def test_get_sysuuid_without_newline(self, mock_execute):
+        mock_execute.return_value = (
+            "9126E942-396D-11E7-B0B7-A81E84C186D1\n", "")
+        uuid = self.connector._get_system_uuid()
+        expected_uuid = "9126E942-396D-11E7-B0B7-A81E84C186D1"
+        self.assertEqual(expected_uuid, uuid)
+
     @mock.patch.object(nvme.NVMeConnector, '_execute')
     def test_get_connector_properties_without_sysuuid(
             self, mock_execute):