diff --git a/debian/confluent-kafka-rest b/debian/confluent-kafka-rest
index dc5b422e14..3c893c4938 100644
--- a/debian/confluent-kafka-rest
+++ b/debian/confluent-kafka-rest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # JMX settings
-#KAFKAREST_JMX_OPTS="-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false "
+#KAFKAREST_JMX_OPTS="-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false"
 
 # JVM performance options
 #KAFKAREST_JVM_PERFORMANCE_OPTS="-server -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=20 -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=35 -XX:+ExplicitGCInvokesConcurrent -Djava.awt.headless=true"