diff --git a/src/renderer/palette.js b/src/renderer/palette.js
index 6cf3962..3226265 100644
--- a/src/renderer/palette.js
+++ b/src/renderer/palette.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const makePalette = (searchInput, resultlist) => {
         resultlist.replaceChildren()
 
         // prepare search
-        const term = searchInput.value
+        const term = searchInput.value.strip()
         if (term.length === 0) {
             return // search field was reset; don't bother the search index
         }