diff --git a/src/hakurei.cpp b/src/hakurei.cpp
index 488f8d9..7b8572a 100644
--- a/src/hakurei.cpp
+++ b/src/hakurei.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ int main(const int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
   log_internal("Trying to get the search string...");
   
-  std::string search_string = sentence;
+  std::string search_string = trim(sentence);
   //log_internal("Search string: " + search_string);
   //if (goldendict_mode && !sentence.empty()) {
     //search_string = sentence;