diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs
index 45617fc1cd..89e2b5521f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using log4net;
 using Nini.Config;
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Permissions
             string permissionModules = Util.GetConfigVarFromSections<string>(config, "permissionmodules",
                 new string[] { "Startup", "Permissions" }, "DefaultPermissionsModule");
 
-            List<string> modules = new List<string>(permissionModules.Split(','));
+            List<string> modules = new List<string>(permissionModules.Split(',').Select(m => m.Trim()));
 
             if (!modules.Contains("DefaultPermissionsModule"))
                 return;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/PrimLimitsModule/PrimLimitsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/PrimLimitsModule/PrimLimitsModule.cs
index a6d43f1cff..8b4d231eed 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/PrimLimitsModule/PrimLimitsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/PrimLimitsModule/PrimLimitsModule.cs
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@
  */
 
 using System;
-using System.Reflection;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
 using log4net;
 using Mono.Addins;
 using Nini.Config;
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules
             string permissionModules = Util.GetConfigVarFromSections<string>(config, "permissionmodules",
                 new string[] { "Startup", "Permissions" }, "DefaultPermissionsModule"); 
 
-            List<string> modules=new List<string>(permissionModules.Split(','));
+            List<string> modules = new List<string>(permissionModules.Split(',').Select(m => m.Trim()));
 
             if(!modules.Contains("PrimLimitsModule"))
                 return;