diff --git a/console.php b/console.php
index a3bced2..f612ee9 100644
--- a/console.php
+++ b/console.php
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ class console
   // {{{
   {
     $tokens = array ();
-    $token = strtok ($line,' ');
+    $token = strtok (trim ($line),' ');
     while ($token)
     {
       // find double quoted tokens