diff --git a/mindmup-editabletable.js b/mindmup-editabletable.js
index 36be540..f1ba143 100644
--- a/mindmup-editabletable.js
+++ b/mindmup-editabletable.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ $.fn.editableTableWidget = function (options) {
 			showEditor = function (select) {
 				active = element.find('td:focus');
 				if (active.length) {
-					editor.val(active.text())
+					editor.val($.trim(active.text()))
 						.removeClass('error')
 						.show()
 						.offset(active.offset())