diff --git a/csv-writer.py b/csv-writer.py
index af46988..027a883 100644
--- a/csv-writer.py
+++ b/csv-writer.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ def parse(text):
 writer = csv.writer(sys.stdout)
 for inrow in sys.stdin:
     outrow = []
-    for text in inrow.split("\t"):
-        outrow.append(parse(text.rstrip()))
+    for text in inrow.rstrip().split("\t"):
+        outrow.append(parse(text))
     writer.writerow(outrow)
 
 #jl