diff --git a/src/com/mirantis/mcp/MCPArtifactory.groovy b/src/com/mirantis/mcp/MCPArtifactory.groovy
index b272e25..971897e 100644
--- a/src/com/mirantis/mcp/MCPArtifactory.groovy
+++ b/src/com/mirantis/mcp/MCPArtifactory.groovy
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@
     def properties_str = ''
     for (int i = 0; i < properties.size(); i++) {
         // avoid serialization errors
-        key = properties.entrySet().toArray()[i].key
-        value = properties.entrySet().toArray()[i].value
-        properties_str += "${key}=${value}&"
+        key = properties.entrySet().toArray()[i].key.trim()
+        value = properties.entrySet().toArray()[i].value.trim()
+        properties_str += /${key}=${value}&/
     }
     def search_url = "${artifactoryURL}/api/search/prop?${properties_str}"
 
-    def result = sh(script: "bash -c \"curl -X GET \'${search_url}\'\"",
+    def result = sh(script: /curl -X GET '${search_url}'/,
             returnStdout: true).trim()
     def content = new groovy.json.JsonSlurperClassic().parseText(result)
     def uri = content.get("results")