diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 9a8b02b..c1e9d42 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ get_status () {
     local status;
     status=$(aws amplify list-jobs --app-id "$1" --branch-name "$2" | jq -r ".jobSummaries[] | select(.commitId == \"$3\") | .status")
     exit_status=$?
+    # it seems like sometimes status ends up with a new line in it?
+    # strip it out
+    status=$(echo $status | tr '\n' ' ')
     echo "$status"
     return $exit_status
 }