diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jamesquinley/DelegationServices/delegationServices.java b/src/main/java/com/jamesquinley/DelegationServices/delegationServices.java
index bb9dffd..48f475f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jamesquinley/DelegationServices/delegationServices.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jamesquinley/DelegationServices/delegationServices.java
@@ -1423,7 +1423,12 @@ public class delegationServices {
                                     Path path = Paths.get(fileName);
                                     byte[] bytes = Files.readAllBytes(path);
                                     List<String> allLines = Files.readAllLines(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-                                    policyDocument = allLines.toString();
+                                    String formattedString = allLines.toString()
+                                            .replace(",", "")  //remove the commas
+                                            .replace("[", "")  //remove the right bracket
+                                            .replace("]", "")  //remove the left bracket
+                                            .trim();           //remove trailing spaces from partially initialized arrays
+                                    policyDocument = formattedString;
                                 }
                                 catch (Exception EXR)
                                 {