diff --git a/member-file.scm b/member-file.scm
index 76244d6..9db92e6 100644
--- a/member-file.scm
+++ b/member-file.scm
@@ -233,7 +233,10 @@
  (define (convert-member-value:card v)
    (let* ((va (string-split v))
 	  (v0 (car va))
-	  (vr (substring v (string-length v0))))
+	  (vr (irregex-replace
+	       (irregex "^ *" 'u)
+	       (substring v (string-length v0))
+	       "")))
      (cons v0 vr)))
 
  ;; Converts card ids to cons of two strings.