diff --git a/tasks/pkg-redhat.yml b/tasks/pkg-redhat.yml
index 37b76c46..244df72e 100644
--- a/tasks/pkg-redhat.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkg-redhat.yml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
         description: Datadog, Inc.
         baseurl: "{{ datadog_agent5_yum_repo }}"
         enabled: true
-        includepkgs: "{{ agent_datadog_includepkgs }}"
+        includepkgs: "{{ agent_datadog_includepkgs | trim }}"
         repo_gpgcheck: false # we don't sign Agent 5 repodata
         gpgcheck: "{{ datadog_yum_gpgcheck }}"
         gpgkey: [
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
         description: Datadog, Inc.
         baseurl: "{{ datadog_agent6_yum_repo }}"
         enabled: true
-        includepkgs: "{{ agent_datadog_includepkgs }}"
+        includepkgs: "{{ agent_datadog_includepkgs | trim }}"
         repo_gpgcheck: "{{ agent_do_yum_repo_gpgcheck }}"
         gpgcheck: "{{ datadog_yum_gpgcheck }}"
         gpgkey: [
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
         description: Datadog, Inc.
         baseurl: "{{ datadog_agent7_yum_repo }}"
         enabled: true
-        includepkgs: "{{ agent_datadog_includepkgs }}"
+        includepkgs: "{{ agent_datadog_includepkgs | trim }}"
         repo_gpgcheck: "{{ agent_do_yum_repo_gpgcheck }}"
         gpgcheck: "{{ datadog_yum_gpgcheck }}"
         gpgkey: [
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
         description: Datadog, Inc.
         baseurl: "{{ datadog_yum_repo }}"
         enabled: true
-        includepkgs: "{{ agent_datadog_includepkgs }}"
+        includepkgs: "{{ agent_datadog_includepkgs | trim }}"
         repo_gpgcheck: "{{ agent_do_yum_repo_gpgcheck }}"
         gpgcheck: "{{ datadog_yum_gpgcheck }}"
         gpgkey: [