diff --git a/www/search.php b/www/search.php
index 71f43f3..1f6e6bc 100644
--- a/www/search.php
+++ b/www/search.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     mysqli_execute($pages);
 
     while (mysqli_stmt_fetch($pages)) {
-      $cq = preg_split('/(\ +)/i', $q);
+      $cq = preg_split('/(\ +)/i', trim($q));
       $cpreg = '(';
       foreach ($cq as $k => $v) {
         $cpreg .= $v;