diff --git a/docs/content/docs.md b/docs/content/docs.md
index 1afa2a9a0..d984970b5 100644
--- a/docs/content/docs.md
+++ b/docs/content/docs.md
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ Will get their own names
 Remote names are case sensitive, and must adhere to the following rules:
  - May only contain `0`-`9`, `A`-`Z`, `a`-`z`, `_`, `-`, `.` and space.
  - May not start with `-` or space.
+ - May not end with space.
 
 Quoting and the shell
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diff --git a/fs/fspath/path.go b/fs/fspath/path.go
index 6b8617feb..a29b0e363 100644
--- a/fs/fspath/path.go
+++ b/fs/fspath/path.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	errInvalidCharacters = errors.New("config name contains invalid characters - may only contain `0-9`, `A-Z`, `a-z`, `_`, `-`, `.` and space")
+	errInvalidCharacters = errors.New("config name contains invalid characters - may only contain `0-9`, `A-Z`, `a-z`, `_`, `-`, `.` and space, while not start or end with space")
 	errCantBeEmpty       = errors.New("can't use empty string as a path")
 	errCantStartWithDash = errors.New("config name starts with `-`")
 	errBadConfigParam    = errors.New("config parameters may only contain `0-9`, `A-Z`, `a-z` and `_`")