diff --git a/lib/unshortenit.py b/lib/unshortenit.py
index ba8f3479..ccc92ac1 100644
--- a/lib/unshortenit.py
+++ b/lib/unshortenit.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class UnshortenIt(object):
     def unshorten(self, uri, type=None):
         code = 0
         while True:
+            uri = uri.strip()
             oldUri = uri
             domain = urlsplit(uri).netloc
             if not domain: