diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/utils.ts b/frontend/src/lib/utils.ts
index 7cb62ce..e2a5307 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
 
 
 export function sanitizePath(input: string, os: string): string {
+  let sanitized = input.trim(); // it will trim whitespace
   if (os === "Windows") {
     return input.replace(/[<>:"/\\|?*]/g, "_");
   }
@@ -56,4 +57,4 @@ export function openExternal(url: string) {
       window.open(url, "_blank", "noopener,noreferrer");
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}