diff --git a/split-host-job-launch-webhook.yml b/split-host-job-launch-webhook.yml
index e95795a..59c0431 100644
--- a/split-host-job-launch-webhook.yml
+++ b/split-host-job-launch-webhook.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Set provision_host to Gitlab commit message if defined
       set_fact:
-        provision_host: "{{ tower_webhook_payload.commits[0].message }}"
+        provision_host: "{{ tower_webhook_payload.commits[0].message | regex_replace('[\\r\\n\\t]+','') }}"
       when: tower_webhook_payload.commits[0].message is defined