diff --git a/src/map/wms.cpp b/src/map/wms.cpp
index aa051afc..e3329a86 100644
--- a/src/map/wms.cpp
+++ b/src/map/wms.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 #include "wms.h"
 
 
+static QString bareFormat(const QString &format)
+{
+	return format.left(format.indexOf(';')).trimmed();
+}
+
 static inline double hint2denominator(double h)
 {
 	/* Some WMS 1.1.1 servers use a 72dpi resolution by default. Using the usual
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ void WMS::getMap(QXmlStreamReader &reader, CTX &ctx)
 	while (reader.readNextStartElement()) {
 		if (reader.name() == "Format") {
 			QString format(reader.readElementText());
-			if (format.left(format.indexOf(';')) == ctx.setup.format())
+			if (bareFormat(format) == bareFormat(ctx.setup.format()))
 				ctx.formatSupported = true;
 		} else
 			reader.skipCurrentElement();
diff --git a/src/map/wmts.cpp b/src/map/wmts.cpp
index d67034b8..ebbca7d1 100644
--- a/src/map/wmts.cpp
+++ b/src/map/wmts.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 #include "wmts.h"
 
 
+static QString bareFormat(const QString &format)
+{
+	return format.left(format.indexOf(';')).trimmed();
+}
+
 static void skipParentElement(QXmlStreamReader &reader)
 {
 	while (reader.readNextStartElement())
@@ -183,7 +188,7 @@ void WMTS::layer(QXmlStreamReader &reader, CTX &ctx)
 				ctx.hasStyle = true;
 		} else if (reader.name() == "Format") {
 			QString format(reader.readElementText());
-			if (format.left(format.indexOf(';')) == ctx.setup.format())
+			if (bareFormat(format) == bareFormat(ctx.setup.format()))
 				ctx.hasFormat = true;
 		} else
 			reader.skipCurrentElement();