diff --git a/contrib/mraw b/contrib/mraw
index 2265ebe..4fbf2bf 100755
--- a/contrib/mraw
+++ b/contrib/mraw
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 IFS='
 '
-exec cat -- $(mseq "${@:-.}")
+exec cat -- $(mseq "${@:-.}" | sed 's/^ *//')