diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 0fd9cf03a..375484dcd 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ func fillNilSlices(data interface{}) error {
 func uniqueStrings(ss []string) []string {
 	var m = make(map[string]bool, len(ss))
 	for _, s := range ss {
-		m[s] = true
+		m[strings.Trim(s, " ")] = true
 	}
 
 	var us = make([]string, 0, len(m))
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index b792b0eb4..51a500bb7 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -317,6 +317,29 @@ func TestIssue1262(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIssue1750(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := Load("testdata/issue-1750.xml", device4)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if cfg.Options().ListenAddress[0] != ":23000" {
+		t.Errorf("%q != %q", cfg.Options().ListenAddress[0], ":23000")
+	}
+
+	if cfg.Options().ListenAddress[1] != ":23001" {
+		t.Errorf("%q != %q", cfg.Options().ListenAddress[1], ":23001")
+	}
+
+	if cfg.Options().GlobalAnnServers[0] != "udp4://syncthing.nym.se:22026" {
+		t.Errorf("%q != %q", cfg.Options().GlobalAnnServers[0], "udp4://syncthing.nym.se:22026")
+	}
+
+	if cfg.Options().GlobalAnnServers[1] != "udp4://syncthing.nym.se:22027" {
+		t.Errorf("%q != %q", cfg.Options().GlobalAnnServers[1], "udp4://syncthing.nym.se:22027")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWindowsPaths(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
 		t.Skip("Not useful on non-Windows")
diff --git a/internal/config/testdata/issue-1750.xml b/internal/config/testdata/issue-1750.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af193d5b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/config/testdata/issue-1750.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<configuration version="9">
+    <options>
+        <listenAddress> :23000</listenAddress>
+        <listenAddress>     :23001    </listenAddress>
+        <globalAnnounceServer> udp4://syncthing.nym.se:22026</globalAnnounceServer>
+        <globalAnnounceServer>   udp4://syncthing.nym.se:22027  </globalAnnounceServer>
+    </options>
+</configuration>