diff --git a/services/java/src/main/java/com/cisco/open/appsimulator/JavaNode.java b/services/java/src/main/java/com/cisco/open/appsimulator/JavaNode.java
index f3d42ba..c817ae5 100644
--- a/services/java/src/main/java/com/cisco/open/appsimulator/JavaNode.java
+++ b/services/java/src/main/java/com/cisco/open/appsimulator/JavaNode.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ protected String processCall(String call, boolean catchExceptions, int remoteTim
                                 throws IOException {
                         logger.info("Processing call: {}", call);
                         if (call.startsWith("sleep")) {
-                                int timeout = Integer.parseInt(call.split(",")[1]);
+                                int timeout = Integer.parseInt(call.split(",")[1].trim());
                                 try {
                                         Thread.sleep(timeout);
                                 } catch (InterruptedException e) {