diff --git a/contrib/IXR/IXR_Library.php b/contrib/IXR/IXR_Library.php
index 1a6e3ebe3..5a0973a23 100644
--- a/contrib/IXR/IXR_Library.php
+++ b/contrib/IXR/IXR_Library.php
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class IXR_Message
                 $valueFlag = true;
                 break;
             case 'string':
-                $value = (string)trim($this->_currentTagContents);
+                $value = (string)$this->_currentTagContents;
                 $valueFlag = true;
                 break;
             case 'dateTime.iso8601':