diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/string-utils.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/string-utils.ts
index d92ad0a92..b61eb4885 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils/string-utils.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/string-utils.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ export const removeAccents = (str: string) => {
 };
 
 export const normalizeSearchString = (str: string) => {
-  return removeAccents(str.toLocaleLowerCase());
+  return removeAccents(str.toLocaleLowerCase().trim());
 };