diff --git a/lib/utils.sh b/lib/utils.sh
index d0804d7..8e86836 100755
--- a/lib/utils.sh
+++ b/lib/utils.sh
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ prompt_ollama_models_path() {
             printf "Standard-Pfad: %b%s%b\n" "${CLR_BOLD}" "$default_path" "${CLR_RESET}" > "$tty_out"
             local use_default=""
             read -r -p "Standard-Speicherort verwenden? [J/n]: " use_default < "$tty_in" > "$tty_out" 2>&1 || use_default="j"
-            use_default="$(echo "$use_default" | xargs)"
+            use_default="$(echo "$use_default" | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//')"
             if [[ -z "$use_default" || "$use_default" =~ ^[JjYy] ]]; then
                 chosen="$default_path"
             else