diff --git a/modules/slogan.py b/modules/slogan.py
index 2056e4b..6f4bcd4 100755
--- a/modules/slogan.py
+++ b/modules/slogan.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ def slogan(phenny, input):
     if word is None:
         phenny.say("You need to specify a word; try .slogan Granola")
         return
-
+    
+    word = word.strip()
     slogan = sloganize(word)
 
     # Remove HTML tags