diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp
index 73c29fb..f385235 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp
@@ -130,11 +130,12 @@ bool Configuration::parseLine(std::string collection, std::string keyPrefix, std
 
         key = trimEnds(key);
 
+        value = line.substr(position + delimiter.length(), line.length());
+        value = trimEnds(value);
+
         // only overwrite the collection name if we know it. We could be parsing a launcher configuration
         if(collection != "")
         {
-            value = line.substr(position + delimiter.length(), line.length());
-            value = trimEnds(value);
             value = Utils::replace(value, "%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%", collection);
         }