diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs
index c72eca61ca..584840cd1b 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ instance StrEncoding ACIStatus where
       "snd_new" -> pure $ ACIStatus SMDSnd CISSndNew
       "snd_sent" -> pure $ ACIStatus SMDSnd CISSndSent
       "snd_error_auth" -> pure $ ACIStatus SMDSnd CISSndErrorAuth
-      "snd_error " -> ACIStatus SMDSnd . CISSndError . T.unpack . safeDecodeUtf8 <$> A.takeByteString
+      "snd_error" -> ACIStatus SMDSnd . CISSndError . T.unpack . safeDecodeUtf8 <$> (A.space *> A.takeByteString)
       "rcv_new" -> pure $ ACIStatus SMDRcv CISRcvNew
       "rcv_read" -> pure $ ACIStatus SMDRcv CISRcvRead
       _ -> fail "bad status"