diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
index f418fce394..b1b8e7c10f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
@@ -295,14 +295,14 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
     public function store(AccountFormRequest $request, AccountCrudInterface $crud)
     {
         $accountData = [
-            'name'                   => $request->input('name'),
+            'name'                   => trim($request->input('name')),
             'accountType'            => $request->input('what'),
             'virtualBalance'         => round($request->input('virtualBalance'), 2),
             'virtualBalanceCurrency' => intval($request->input('amount_currency_id_virtualBalance')),
             'active'                 => true,
             'user'                   => auth()->user()->id,
-            'iban'                   => $request->input('iban'),
-            'accountNumber'          => $request->input('accountNumber'),
+            'iban'                   => trim($request->input('iban')),
+            'accountNumber'          => trim($request->input('accountNumber')),
             'accountRole'            => $request->input('accountRole'),
             'openingBalance'         => round($request->input('openingBalance'), 2),
             'openingBalanceDate'     => new Carbon((string)$request->input('openingBalanceDate')),
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
index dbcac2308d..e9b05fd324 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class CategoryController extends Controller
     public function store(CategoryFormRequest $request, CRI $repository)
     {
         $categoryData = [
-            'name' => $request->input('name'),
+            'name' => trim($request->input('name')),
             'user' => auth()->user()->id,
         ];
         $category     = $repository->store($categoryData);
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php
index c45c97862f..49bb2e69a3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ class JournalFormRequest extends Request
 
         return [
             'what'                      => $this->get('what'),
-            'description'               => $this->get('description'),
+            'description'               => trim($this->get('description')),
             'source_account_id'         => intval($this->get('source_account_id')),
-            'source_account_name'       => $this->getFieldOrEmptyString('source_account_name'),
+            'source_account_name'       => trim($this->getFieldOrEmptyString('source_account_name')),
             'destination_account_id'    => intval($this->get('destination_account_id')),
-            'destination_account_name'  => $this->getFieldOrEmptyString('destination_account_name'),
+            'destination_account_name'  => trim($this->getFieldOrEmptyString('destination_account_name')),
             'amount'                    => round($this->get('amount'), 2),
             'user'                      => auth()->user()->id,
             'amount_currency_id_amount' => intval($this->get('amount_currency_id_amount')),
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class JournalFormRequest extends Request
             'book_date'                 => $this->getDateOrNull('book_date'),
             'process_date'              => $this->getDateOrNull('process_date'),
             'budget_id'                 => intval($this->get('budget_id')),
-            'category'                  => $this->getFieldOrEmptyString('category'),
+            'category'                  => trim($this->getFieldOrEmptyString('category')),
             'tags'                      => explode(',', $tags),
             'piggy_bank_id'             => intval($this->get('piggy_bank_id')),
 
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ class JournalFormRequest extends Request
             'due_date'                  => $this->getDateOrNull('due_date'),
             'payment_date'              => $this->getDateOrNull('payment_date'),
             'invoice_date'              => $this->getDateOrNull('invoice_date'),
-            'internal_reference'        => $this->get('internal_reference'),
-            'notes'                     => $this->get('notes'),
+            'internal_reference'        => trim($this->get('internal_reference')),
+            'notes'                     => trim($this->get('notes')),
 
         ];
     }