diff --git a/scripts/fast_deploy_android_release.sh b/scripts/fast_deploy_android_release.sh
index d581e5ea6..984900f78 100755
--- a/scripts/fast_deploy_android_release.sh
+++ b/scripts/fast_deploy_android_release.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ prompt_keystore_password() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  read -r -s -p "Keystore password ($DSM_KEYSTORE_PATH): " DSM_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD
+  # IFS= keeps a leading or trailing space: read would strip it, and keytool would not.
+  IFS= read -r -s -p "Keystore password ($DSM_KEYSTORE_PATH): " DSM_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD
   echo
   export DSM_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD
 }