diff --git a/includes/Checker/Checks/Trademarks_Check.php b/includes/Checker/Checks/Trademarks_Check.php
index 8e9180e4b..0c4a2650b 100644
--- a/includes/Checker/Checks/Trademarks_Check.php
+++ b/includes/Checker/Checks/Trademarks_Check.php
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ private function check_for_name_in_readme( Check_Result $result, array $files )
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$name = $matches[1];
+		$name = trim( $matches[1] );
 
 		try {
 			$this->validate_name_has_no_trademarks( $name );
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/Checker/Checks/Trademarks_Check_Tests.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/Checker/Checks/Trademarks_Check_Tests.php
index 018788895..ad7a92a7a 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/Checker/Checks/Trademarks_Check_Tests.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/Checker/Checks/Trademarks_Check_Tests.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public function data_trademarks_check() {
 				Trademarks_Check::TYPE_README,
 				'test-trademarks-plugin-readme-errors/load.php',
 				'readme.txt',
-				'The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - " Test Plugin with readme " - contains the restricted term "plugin" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.',
+				'The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Test Plugin with readme" - contains the restricted term "plugin" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.',
 			),
 			'Plugin header - Test Trademarks Plugin Header Name Errors' => array(
 				Trademarks_Check::TYPE_NAME,