diff --git a/src/infra/runtime-status.test.ts b/src/infra/runtime-status.test.ts
index fec5c68e67b..132cffae072 100644
--- a/src/infra/runtime-status.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/runtime-status.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ describe("formatRuntimeStatusWithDetails", () => {
     ).toBe("running (pid 1234, state sleeping, healthy, port 18789)");
   });
 
+  it("trims distinct state and detail text before formatting", () => {
+    expect(
+      formatRuntimeStatusWithDetails({
+        status: "running",
+        state: " sleeping ",
+        details: [" healthy ", "  port 18789  "],
+      }),
+    ).toBe("running (state sleeping, healthy, port 18789)");
+  });
+
   it("omits duplicate state text and falsy pid values", () => {
     expect(
       formatRuntimeStatusWithDetails({
@@ -35,4 +45,14 @@ describe("formatRuntimeStatusWithDetails", () => {
       }),
     ).toBe("RUNNING");
   });
+
+  it("drops whitespace-only state and detail entries", () => {
+    expect(
+      formatRuntimeStatusWithDetails({
+        status: "running",
+        state: "   ",
+        details: ["", "   "],
+      }),
+    ).toBe("running");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/infra/runtime-status.ts b/src/infra/runtime-status.ts
index 4f0cfe2ef1d..e826c5cd32e 100644
--- a/src/infra/runtime-status.ts
+++ b/src/infra/runtime-status.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ export function formatRuntimeStatusWithDetails({
   if (pid) {
     fullDetails.push(`pid ${pid}`);
   }
-  if (state && state.toLowerCase() !== runtimeStatus.toLowerCase()) {
-    fullDetails.push(`state ${state}`);
+  const normalizedState = state?.trim();
+  if (normalizedState && normalizedState.toLowerCase() !== runtimeStatus.toLowerCase()) {
+    fullDetails.push(`state ${normalizedState}`);
   }
   for (const detail of details) {
-    if (detail) {
-      fullDetails.push(detail);
+    const normalizedDetail = detail.trim();
+    if (normalizedDetail) {
+      fullDetails.push(normalizedDetail);
     }
   }
   return fullDetails.length > 0 ? `${runtimeStatus} (${fullDetails.join(", ")})` : runtimeStatus;