diff --git a/plugins/swap/index.py b/plugins/swap/index.py
index 50f4decfa..8e97de2b4 100755
--- a/plugins/swap/index.py
+++ b/plugins/swap/index.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def getArgs():
 
 def status():
     data = mw.execShell("free -m|grep Swap|awk '{print $2}'")
-    if data[0] == '0':
+    if data[0].strip() == '0':
         return 'stop'
     return 'start'