diff --git a/security/users.go b/security/users.go
index 9bcab534..b8fe5164 100644
--- a/security/users.go
+++ b/security/users.go
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ func loggedInUsersLinux() []string {
 
 		if len(col) > 0 {
 			for _, cleanedU := range cleaned {
-				if strings.Compare(cleanedU, col[0]) == 0 {
+				u := strings.TrimSpace(col[0])
+				if len(u) == 0 || strings.Compare(cleanedU, col[0]) == 0 {
 					clean = false
 				}
 			}