diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 895678e3d..bb3d6d0d3 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
         return conf[this.name] = this.checked;
       },
       value: function() {
-        $.set(this.name, this.value);
+        $.set(this.name, this.value.trim());
         return conf[this.name] = this.value;
       }
     },
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 561bffa68..690f4f8af 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ $.extend $,
       $.set @name, @checked
       conf[@name] = @checked
     value: ->
-      $.set @name, @value
+      $.set @name, @value.trim()
       conf[@name] = @value
   addStyle: (css) ->
     style = $.el 'style',