diff --git a/src/components/EditListingDescriptionPanel/EditListingDescriptionPanel.js b/src/components/EditListingDescriptionPanel/EditListingDescriptionPanel.js
index ce061a4d..42479c7d 100644
--- a/src/components/EditListingDescriptionPanel/EditListingDescriptionPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/EditListingDescriptionPanel/EditListingDescriptionPanel.js
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ const EditListingDescriptionPanel = props => {
         onSubmit={values => {
           const { title, description, category } = values;
           const updateValues = {
-            title,
-            description,
+            title: title.trim(),
+            description: description.trim(),
             publicData: { category },
           };