diff --git a/door_pi_control/nfc.py b/door_pi_control/nfc.py
index 8749fb0..4937ae1 100644
--- a/door_pi_control/nfc.py
+++ b/door_pi_control/nfc.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class DoorControlNfc(util.Loggable):
         self._cond = Condition(self._mutex)
         self._fifo = None
         self._mqttc = mqtt_client
-        self._read_valid_tokens()
         self.last_invalid_token = mqtt.Value(self._mqttc,
                                             "door/token/last_invalid", persistent=True)
 
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ class DoorControlNfc(util.Loggable):
                 self._logger().info("Loading tokens")
                 lines =[ s.strip() for s in open(self._config.valid_tokens, "r").readlines() ]
                 for i, line in enumerate(lines):
-                    l = line.split('|')
+                    l = [s.strip() for s in line.split('|')]
                     if len(l) == 6:
                         if not l[0].strip().startswith('#'):
                             token, name, organization, email, valid_thru, paid = l