diff --git a/CRM/Core/BAO/Job.php b/CRM/Core/BAO/Job.php
index cbf3b2e81843..274a5b7b5a09 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/BAO/Job.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/BAO/Job.php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public static function copy($id, $params = []) {
    */
   public static function parseParameters(?string $parameters): array {
     $result = ['version' => 3];
-    $lines = $parameters ? explode("\n", $parameters) : [];
+    $lines = trim($parameters) ? explode("\n", $parameters) : [];
 
     foreach ($lines as $line) {
       $pair = explode("=", $line);