diff --git a/mod/parse_url.php b/mod/parse_url.php
index db306ca7..aa71893a 100644
--- a/mod/parse_url.php
+++ b/mod/parse_url.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function parse_url_content(&$a) {
 
 	if($items) {
 		foreach($items as $item) {
-			$title = $item->textContent;
+			$title = trim($item->textContent);
 			break;
 		}
 	}