diff --git a/src/huggingface_hub/utils/_hf_folder.py b/src/huggingface_hub/utils/_hf_folder.py
index 5c9f07c9ba..77daced7e8 100644
--- a/src/huggingface_hub/utils/_hf_folder.py
+++ b/src/huggingface_hub/utils/_hf_folder.py
@@ -65,11 +65,14 @@ def get_token(cls) -> Optional[str]:
         # 1. Is it set by environment variable ?
         token: Optional[str] = os.environ.get("HUGGING_FACE_HUB_TOKEN")
         if token is not None:
+            token = token.replace("\r", "").replace("\n", "").strip()
             return token
 
         # 2. Is it set in token path ?
         try:
-            return cls.path_token.read_text()
+            token = cls.path_token.read_text()
+            token = token.replace("\r", "").replace("\n", "").strip()
+            return token
         except FileNotFoundError:
             return None
 
diff --git a/tests/test_utils_hf_folder.py b/tests/test_utils_hf_folder.py
index 7a1bcf19da..ce0448ec49 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_hf_folder.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_hf_folder.py
@@ -83,3 +83,12 @@ def test_token_in_old_path(self):
             # Un-patch
             new_patcher.stop()
             old_patcher.stop()
+
+    def test_token_strip(self):
+        """
+        Test the workflow when the token is mistakenly finishing with new-line or space character.
+        """
+        token = _generate_token()
+        HfFolder.save_token(" " + token + "\n")
+        self.assertEqual(HfFolder.get_token(), token)
+        HfFolder.delete_token()