diff --git a/bin/network-down b/bin/network-down
index 0f38a0b6..a37b437e 100755
--- a/bin/network-down
+++ b/bin/network-down
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ interface=`/sbin/route -n | tail -n 1 | sed "s/^.* //"`
 unit="kB/s"
 
 if [ "$1" = "--detail" ]; then
-	ifconfig "$interface"
+	ifconfig "$interface" | sed 's/^\s*//' | sed 's/\s*$//'
 	exit 0
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/network-up b/bin/network-up
index e4e8ee8f..97a6e129 100755
--- a/bin/network-up
+++ b/bin/network-up
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ interface=`/sbin/route -n | tail -n 1 | sed "s/^.* //"`
 unit="kB/s"
 
 if [ "$1" = "--detail" ]; then
-	ifconfig "$interface"
+	ifconfig "$interface" | sed 's/^\s*//' | sed 's/\s*$//'
 	exit 0
 fi