diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index c529eb7d1e..3a5e42ff84 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('functions.js', function () {
         }
 
         var $form = $(this).prev('form');
-        var sql_query  = $form.find("input[name='sql_query']").val();
+        var sql_query  = $form.find("input[name='sql_query']").val().trim();
         var $inner_sql = $(this).parent().prev().find('code.sql');
         var old_text   = $inner_sql.html();