diff --git a/public/src/modules/alerts.js b/public/src/modules/alerts.js
index 83e4daa833..bdf55ae917 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/alerts.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/alerts.js
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 /* globals define, translator, templates */
 
 define('alerts', function() {
-
 	var module = {};
 
 	module.alert = function (params) {
 		params.alert_id = 'alert_button_' + (params.alert_id ? params.alert_id : new Date().getTime());
-		params.title = params.title || '';
+		params.title = params.title.trim() || '';
+		params.message = params.message.trim();
+
 		params.location = params.location || 'right-top';
 		params.type = params.type || 'info';