diff --git a/lam/lib/baseModule.inc b/lam/lib/baseModule.inc
index 4644664f..dc8b300b 100644
--- a/lam/lib/baseModule.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/baseModule.inc
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ abstract class baseModule {
 					array_push($errMsg, array($position));
 					$errors[] = $errMsg;
 				}
-				$partialAccounts[$position][$attrName] = $rawAccounts[$position][$ids[$colName]];
+				$partialAccounts[$position][$attrName] = trim($rawAccounts[$position][$ids[$colName]]);
 			}
 			// multi-value
 			else {