diff --git a/odoo/netsvc.py b/odoo/netsvc.py
index 2cf24a36a6163a6ae068d6d6da35535151f51fd7..ee4c60348b44a8f7fd18ad377a60ccf3a94c1043 100644
--- a/odoo/netsvc.py
+++ b/odoo/netsvc.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def init_logger():
 
     logging_configurations = DEFAULT_LOG_CONFIGURATION + pseudo_config + logconfig
     for logconfig_item in logging_configurations:
-        loggername, level = logconfig_item.split(':')
+        loggername, level = logconfig_item.strip().split(':')
         level = getattr(logging, level, logging.INFO)
         logger = logging.getLogger(loggername)
         logger.setLevel(level)