diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/config/beamline/he3_polanal.sct b/site_ansto/instrument/config/beamline/he3_polanal.sct
index 1a2b7e10..1d38fc98 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/config/beamline/he3_polanal.sct
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/config/beamline/he3_polanal.sct
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ driver he3_polanal = {
   %%}
 
   code rdValue = {%%
-    set dlist [split ${data}]
+    set dlist [split [string trim ${data}]]
     if {[llength ${dlist}] < 2} {
       sct geterror "Syntax Error: '${data}'"
       error "[sct geterror]"
diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/config/beamline/sct_he3_polanal.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/config/beamline/sct_he3_polanal.tcl
index 7f2b486a..1eda955e 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/config/beamline/sct_he3_polanal.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/config/beamline/sct_he3_polanal.tcl
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ proc ::scobj::he3_polanal::rdValue {tc_root} {
       error "[sct geterror]"
     }
 # rdValue hook code starts
-    set dlist [split ${data}]
+    set dlist [split [string trim ${data}]]
     if {[llength ${dlist}] < 2} {
       sct geterror "Syntax Error: '${data}'"
       error "[sct geterror]"