diff --git a/lib/fog/vcloud/compute.rb b/lib/fog/vcloud/compute.rb
index d65b24a87..4cc393460 100644
--- a/lib/fog/vcloud/compute.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/vcloud/compute.rb
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ module Fog
 
         # Use this to set the Authorization header for login
         def authorization_header
-          "Basic #{Base64.encode64("#{@username}:#{@password}").chomp!}"
+          "Basic #{Base64.encode64("#{@username}:#{@password}").delete("\r\n")}"
         end
 
         # Actually do the request