diff --git a/files/initrd/opt/rr/boot.sh b/files/initrd/opt/rr/boot.sh
index d4672c13..5bce165f 100755
--- a/files/initrd/opt/rr/boot.sh
+++ b/files/initrd/opt/rr/boot.sh
@@ -230,8 +230,9 @@ if echo "purley broadwellnkv2" | grep -wq "${PLATFORM}"; then
   CMDLINE["SASmodel"]="1"
 fi
 
-SSID="$(cat ${PART1_PATH}/wpa_supplicant.conf 2>/dev/null | grep 'ssid=' | cut -d'=' -f2 | sed 's/^"//; s/"$//')"
-PSK="$(cat ${PART1_PATH}/wpa_supplicant.conf 2>/dev/null | grep 'psk=' | cut -d'=' -f2 | sed 's/^"//; s/"$//')"
+SSID="$(cat ${PART1_PATH}/wpa_supplicant.conf 2>/dev/null | grep 'ssid=' | cut -d'=' -f2 | sed 's/^"//; s/"$//' | xxd -p | tr -d '\n')"
+PSK="$(cat ${PART1_PATH}/wpa_supplicant.conf 2>/dev/null | grep 'psk=' | cut -d'=' -f2 | sed 's/^"//; s/"$//' | xxd -p | tr -d '\n')"
+
 if [ -n "${SSID}" ] && [ -n "${PSK}" ]; then
   CMDLINE["wpa.ssid"]="${SSID}"
   CMDLINE["wpa.psk"]="${PSK}"