diff --git a/lib/printer.go b/lib/printer.go
index 9bd9f1f..6bd65c9 100644
--- a/lib/printer.go
+++ b/lib/printer.go
@@ -255,7 +255,15 @@ func printASCIIData(writer io.Writer, conf cfg.Config, data *Tabdata) {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to render table: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	output(writer, conf, color.Sprint(colorizeData(conf, tableString.String())))
+	// we  need to trim  our output here, because  tablewriter appends
+	// excess whitespace to our rows.
+	cleanedString := &strings.Builder{}
+	for _, row := range strings.Split(tableString.String(), "\n") {
+		cleanedString.WriteString(strings.TrimSpace(row))
+		cleanedString.WriteString("\n")
+	}
+
+	output(writer, conf, color.Sprint(colorizeData(conf, cleanedString.String())))
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/printer_test.go b/lib/printer_test.go
index 0d82c88..3525d67 100644
--- a/lib/printer_test.go
+++ b/lib/printer_test.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"codeberg.org/scip/tablizer/cfg"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func newData() Tabdata {
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ var tests = []struct {
 		numberize: true,
 		name:      "default",
 		expect: `
-NAME(1) DURATION(2) COUNT(3) WHEN(4)                    
-beta    1d10h5m1s   33       3/1/2014                   
-alpha   4h35m       170      2013-Feb-03                
+NAME(1) DURATION(2) COUNT(3) WHEN(4)
+beta    1d10h5m1s   33       3/1/2014
+alpha   4h35m       170      2013-Feb-03
 ceta    33d12h      9        06/Jan/2008 15:04:05 -0700`,
 	},
 	{
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ DURATION(2): 33d12h
 		numberize: true,
 		desc:      false,
 		expect: `
-NAME(1) DURATION(2) COUNT(3) WHEN(4)                    
-ceta    33d12h      9        06/Jan/2008 15:04:05 -0700 
-beta    1d10h5m1s   33       3/1/2014                   
+NAME(1) DURATION(2) COUNT(3) WHEN(4)
+ceta    33d12h      9        06/Jan/2008 15:04:05 -0700
+beta    1d10h5m1s   33       3/1/2014
 alpha   4h35m       170      2013-Feb-03`,
 	},
 	{
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ alpha   4h35m       170      2013-Feb-03`,
 		desc:      false,
 		numberize: true,
 		expect: `
-NAME(1) DURATION(2) COUNT(3) WHEN(4)                    
-ceta    33d12h      9        06/Jan/2008 15:04:05 -0700 
-alpha   4h35m       170      2013-Feb-03                
+NAME(1) DURATION(2) COUNT(3) WHEN(4)
+ceta    33d12h      9        06/Jan/2008 15:04:05 -0700
+alpha   4h35m       170      2013-Feb-03
 beta    1d10h5m1s   33       3/1/2014`,
 	},
 	{
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ beta    1d10h5m1s   33       3/1/2014`,
 		numberize: true,
 		desc:      false,
 		expect: `
-NAME(1) DURATION(2) COUNT(3) WHEN(4)                    
-alpha   4h35m       170      2013-Feb-03                
-beta    1d10h5m1s   33       3/1/2014                   
+NAME(1) DURATION(2) COUNT(3) WHEN(4)
+alpha   4h35m       170      2013-Feb-03
+beta    1d10h5m1s   33       3/1/2014
 ceta    33d12h      9        06/Jan/2008 15:04:05 -0700`,
 	},
 
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ ceta    33d12h      9        06/Jan/2008 15:04:05 -0700`,
 		numberize: true,
 		usecolstr: "1,4",
 		expect: `
-NAME(1) WHEN(4)                    
-beta    3/1/2014                   
-alpha   2013-Feb-03                
+NAME(1) WHEN(4)
+beta    3/1/2014
+alpha   2013-Feb-03
 ceta    06/Jan/2008 15:04:05 -0700`,
 	},
 	{
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ ceta    06/Jan/2008 15:04:05 -0700`,
 		numberize: true,
 		usecolstr: "2",
 		expect: `
-DURATION(2) 
-1d10h5m1s   
-4h35m       
+DURATION(2)
+1d10h5m1s
+4h35m
 33d12h`,
 	},
 	{
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ DURATION(2)
 		numberize: true,
 		usecolstr: "3",
 		expect: `
-COUNT(3) 
-33       
-170      
+COUNT(3)
+33
+170
 9`,
 	},
 	{
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@ COUNT(3)
 		numberize: true,
 		usecolstr: "1,3",
 		expect: `
-NAME(1) COUNT(3) 
-beta    33       
-alpha   170      
+NAME(1) COUNT(3)
+beta    33
+alpha   170
 ceta    9`,
 	},
 	{
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ ceta    9`,
 		numberize: true,
 		usecolstr: "2,4",
 		expect: `
-DURATION(2) WHEN(4)                    
-1d10h5m1s   3/1/2014                   
-4h35m       2013-Feb-03                
+DURATION(2) WHEN(4)
+1d10h5m1s   3/1/2014
+4h35m       2013-Feb-03
 33d12h      06/Jan/2008 15:04:05 -0700`,
 	},
 }