diff --git a/DataStore.py b/DataStore.py
index 837ef1a..8f6a214 100644
--- a/DataStore.py
+++ b/DataStore.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ FROM tasks
         c.execute('''
 INSERT INTO tasks
 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
-''', (nextid, name, longname, parentid))
+''', (nextid, name.strip(), longname.strip(), parentid))
         c.close()
         self.conn.commit()
         return nextid