diff --git a/crates/nix_health/src/check/direnv.rs b/crates/nix_health/src/check/direnv.rs
index 7f33e482..18ec27b2 100644
--- a/crates/nix_health/src/check/direnv.rs
+++ b/crates/nix_health/src/check/direnv.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ fn direnv_version() -> anyhow::Result<String> {
         .output()?;
     if output.status.success() {
         let out = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
-        Ok(out.to_string())
+        let trimmed_out = out.trim();
+        Ok(trimmed_out.to_string())
     } else {
         anyhow::bail!("Unable to run direnv --version: {:?}", output.stderr)
     }