diff --git a/src/PAGI/Application/PAGIApplication.php b/src/PAGI/Application/PAGIApplication.php
index ddf59e2..8c1196d 100644
--- a/src/PAGI/Application/PAGIApplication.php
+++ b/src/PAGI/Application/PAGIApplication.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ abstract class PAGIApplication
      * AGI Client.
      * @var IClient
      */
-    private $agiClient;
+    protected $agiClient;
 
     /**
      * Called to initialize the application
diff --git a/src/PAGI/Client/AbstractClient.php b/src/PAGI/Client/AbstractClient.php
index 548e803..ebe79b4 100644
--- a/src/PAGI/Client/AbstractClient.php
+++ b/src/PAGI/Client/AbstractClient.php
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ protected function isEndOfEnvironmentVariables($line)
      */
     protected function readEnvironmentVariable($line)
     {
-        list($key, $value) = explode(':', substr($line, 4), 2);
+        list($key, $value) = array_map('trim', explode(':', substr($line, 4), 2));
         if (strncmp($key, 'arg_', 4) === 0) {
             $this->arguments[substr($key, 4)] = $value;
         } else {