diff --git a/matlab/dynare_solve.m b/matlab/dynare_solve.m
index 613b01112..744a4734e 100644
--- a/matlab/dynare_solve.m
+++ b/matlab/dynare_solve.m
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ if jacobian_flag
         fprintf('\nSTEADY:  The Jacobian contains Inf or NaN. The problem arises from: \n\n')
         for ii=1:length(infrow)
             if infcol(ii)<=M.orig_endo_nbr
-                fprintf('STEADY:  Derivative of Equation %d with respect to Variable %s  (initial value of %s: %g) \n',infrow(ii),M.endo_names(infcol(ii),:),M.endo_names(infcol(ii),:),x(infcol(ii)))
+                fprintf('STEADY:  Derivative of Equation %d with respect to Variable %s  (initial value of %s: %g) \n',infrow(ii),deblank(M.endo_names(infcol(ii),:)),deblank(M.endo_names(infcol(ii),:)),x(infcol(ii)))
             else %auxiliary vars
                 orig_var_index=M.aux_vars(1,infcol(ii)-M.orig_endo_nbr).orig_index;
-                fprintf('STEADY:  Derivative of Equation %d with respect to Variable %s  (initial value of %s: %g) \n',infrow(ii),M.endo_names(orig_var_index,:),M.endo_names(orig_var_index,:),x(infcol(ii)))            
+                fprintf('STEADY:  Derivative of Equation %d with respect to Variable %s  (initial value of %s: %g) \n',infrow(ii),deblank(M.endo_names(orig_var_index,:)),deblank(M.endo_names(orig_var_index,:)),x(infcol(ii)))            
             end
         end
         fprintf('\nSTEADY:  The problem most often occurs, because a variable with\n')