diff --git a/asdf/_display.py b/asdf/_display.py
index d7c089341..ace0d697b 100644
--- a/asdf/_display.py
+++ b/asdf/_display.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def _render_node(self, info, active_depths, is_tail):
         )
 
         if info.info is not None:
-            line = line + format_faint(format_italic(" # " + info.info))
+            line = line + format_faint(format_italic(" # " + info.info.strip()))
         visible_children = info.visible_children
         if len(visible_children) == 0 and len(info.children) > 0:
             line = line + format_italic(" ...")