diff --git a/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js b/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
index c7466037..d1435c90 100644
--- a/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
+++ b/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
@@ -1353,11 +1353,6 @@ function FTNMessageScanTossModule() {
 					});
 				},
 				function scan(localInfo, callback) {
-					let ldesc = ticFileInfo.getAsString('Ldesc', '\n');
-					if(ldesc) {
-						ldesc = ldesc.trim();
-					}
-
 					const scanOpts = {
 						sha256		: localInfo.sha256,	//	*may* have already been calculated
 						meta		: {
@@ -1365,7 +1360,7 @@ function FTNMessageScanTossModule() {
 							short_file_name		: ticFileInfo.getAsString('File').toUpperCase(),	//	upper to ensure no case issues later; this should be a DOS 8.3 name
 							tic_origin			: ticFileInfo.getAsString('Origin'),
 							tic_desc			: ticFileInfo.getAsString('Desc'),
-							tic_ldesc			: ldesc,
+							tic_ldesc			: ticFileInfo.getAsString('Ldesc', '\n'),
 							upload_by_username	: _.get(Config.scannerTossers.ftn_bso.nodes, [ localInfo.node, 'tic', 'uploadBy' ]) || Config.scannerTossers.ftn_bso.tic.uploadBy,
 						}
 					};
diff --git a/core/tic_file_info.js b/core/tic_file_info.js
index 0cb41c68..af9b7dfd 100644
--- a/core/tic_file_info.js
+++ b/core/tic_file_info.js
@@ -232,7 +232,12 @@ module.exports = class TicFileInfo {
 					return;
 				}
 
-				value	= line.substr(keyEnd + 1).trim();
+				value = line.substr(keyEnd + 1);
+
+				//	don't trim Ldesc; may mess with FILE_ID.DIZ type descriptions
+				if('ldesc' !== key) {
+					value = value.trim();
+				}
 
 				//	convert well known keys to a more reasonable format
 				switch(key) {