diff --git a/scripts/pi-hole/js/list.js b/scripts/pi-hole/js/list.js
index 664d64b2..e438f1b9 100644
--- a/scripts/pi-hole/js/list.js
+++ b/scripts/pi-hole/js/list.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ function add(arg) {
     $.ajax({
         url: "scripts/pi-hole/php/add.php",
         method: "post",
-        data: {"domain":domain.val(), "list":locallistType, "token":token},
+        data: {"domain":domain.val().trim(), "list":locallistType, "token":token},
         success: function(response) {
           if (response.indexOf("] Pi-hole blocking is ") === -1) {
             alFailure.show();
diff --git a/scripts/pi-hole/js/queryads.js b/scripts/pi-hole/js/queryads.js
index 5d56068f..b86a0309 100644
--- a/scripts/pi-hole/js/queryads.js
+++ b/scripts/pi-hole/js/queryads.js
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ function httpGet(ta,quiet,theUrl)
 
 function eventsource() {
     var ta = $("#output");
-    var domain = $("#domain");
+    var domain = $("#domain").val().trim();
     var q = $("#quiet");
-    if(domain.val().length === 0)
+
+    if(domain.length === 0)
     {
         return;
     }
@@ -73,12 +74,12 @@ function eventsource() {
 
     // IE does not support EventSource - load whole content at once
     if (typeof EventSource !== "function") {
-        httpGet(ta,quiet,"/admin/scripts/pi-hole/php/queryads.php?domain="+domain.val().toLowerCase()+exact+"&IE");
+        httpGet(ta,quiet,"/admin/scripts/pi-hole/php/queryads.php?domain="+domain.toLowerCase()+exact+"&IE");
         return;
     }
 
     var host = window.location.host;
-    var source = new EventSource("/admin/scripts/pi-hole/php/queryads.php?domain="+domain.val().toLowerCase()+"&"+exact);
+    var source = new EventSource("/admin/scripts/pi-hole/php/queryads.php?domain="+domain.toLowerCase()+"&"+exact);
 
     // Reset and show field
     ta.empty();