diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4bc8188..158727c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ cat tx3.txt | socat UNIX-CLIENT=/run/user/$UID/chaind/eth/testsession/chaind.soc
 
 ### check status of transactions
 
+
 ```
 export DATABASE_ENGINE=sqlite
 sender=$(eth-keyfile -d $WALLET_KEY_FILE)
diff --git a/chaind_eth/runnable/server.py b/chaind_eth/runnable/server.py
index befac92..e462e2b 100644
--- a/chaind_eth/runnable/server.py
+++ b/chaind_eth/runnable/server.py
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ def main():
         data = None
         try:
             data_in_str = data_in.decode('utf-8')
-            data = bytes.fromhex(strip_0x(data_in_str))
+            data_hex = strip_0x(data_in_str.rstrip())
+            data = bytes.fromhex(data_hex)
         except ValueError:
             logg.error('invalid input "{}"'.format(data_in_str))
             continue
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3371ec3..9823c2c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-chaind<=0.0.1,>=0.0.1a5
+chaind<=0.0.1,>=0.0.1a6
 hexathon~=0.0.1a7
 chainlib-eth<=0.0.6,>=0.0.6a1
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 412551b..d0ebb23 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = chaind-eth
-version = 0.0.1a2
+version = 0.0.1a4
 description = Queue server for ethereum
 author = Louis Holbrook
 author_email = dev@holbrook.no