diff --git a/app/models/comment.rb b/app/models/comment.rb
index f4298d14e..da6711d65 100644
--- a/app/models/comment.rb
+++ b/app/models/comment.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
   serialize :youtube_titles, Hash
   before_save do
     get_youtube_title text
+    self.text.strip! unless self.text.nil?
   end
   def diaspora_handle
     person.diaspora_handle