diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a6ca243..ca220c42 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 - fix: display validators in report when validate raised exception
 - fix: eval validator python script before validating
+- fix: do not strip string content when preparing lazy data
 
 ## 2.4.8 (2019-12-25)
 
diff --git a/httprunner/parser.py b/httprunner/parser.py
index d5ef8214..8fc49d8e 100644
--- a/httprunner/parser.py
+++ b/httprunner/parser.py
@@ -776,7 +776,6 @@ def prepare_lazy_data(content, functions_mapping=None, check_variables_set=None,
 
         functions_mapping = functions_mapping or {}
         check_variables_set = check_variables_set or set()
-        content = content.strip()
         content = LazyString(content, functions_mapping, check_variables_set, cached)
 
     return content