diff --git a/ebcc/codegen/bootstrap_CCSD.py b/ebcc/codegen/bootstrap_CCSD.py
index 12dc2004..740f4052 100644
--- a/ebcc/codegen/bootstrap_CCSD.py
+++ b/ebcc/codegen/bootstrap_CCSD.py
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
 if spin == "ghf" or spin == "uhf":
     with open(f"_{spin[0].upper()}CCSD_moments.dat", "r") as f:
         for line in f.readlines():
-            codegen.write(line.strip())
+            codegen.write(line)
 
 for codegen in code_generators.values():
     codegen.postamble()