diff --git a/langchain/agents/conversational/base.py b/langchain/agents/conversational/base.py
index 02b987ea10..7ea6a26878 100644
--- a/langchain/agents/conversational/base.py
+++ b/langchain/agents/conversational/base.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ConversationalAgent(Agent):
             raise ValueError(f"Could not parse LLM output: `{llm_output}`")
         action = match.group(1)
         action_input = match.group(2)
-        return action, action_input.strip(" ").strip('"')
+        return action.strip(), action_input.strip(" ").strip('"')
 
     @classmethod
     def from_llm_and_tools(