diff --git a/acme.sh b/acme.sh
index 6c42d7ee..c63f2945 100755
--- a/acme.sh
+++ b/acme.sh
@@ -2001,7 +2001,7 @@ _read_conf() {
   _r_c_f="$1"
   _sdkey="$2"
   if [ -f "$_r_c_f" ]; then
-    _sdv="$(grep "^$_sdkey *=" "$_r_c_f" | cut  -d = -f 2-1000 | tr -d "'")"
+    _sdv="$(grep "^$_sdkey *=" "$_r_c_f" | cut -d = -f 2-1000 | tr -d "'")"
     if _startswith "$_sdv" "${B64CONF_START}" && _endswith "$_sdv" "${B64CONF_END}"; then
       _sdv="$(echo "$_sdv" | sed "s/${B64CONF_START}//" | sed "s/${B64CONF_END}//" | _dbase64)"
     fi