diff --git a/app/activitypub/util.py b/app/activitypub/util.py
index c82f702d..47ca6a63 100644
--- a/app/activitypub/util.py
+++ b/app/activitypub/util.py
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ def create_post(activity_log: ActivityPubLog, community: Community, request_json
         else:
             return None
     else:
-        title = request_json['object']['name']
+        title = request_json['object']['name'].strip()
 
     nsfl_in_title = '[NSFL]' in title.upper() or '(NSFL)' in title.upper()
     post = Post(user_id=user.id, community_id=community.id,
@@ -1658,9 +1658,9 @@ def create_post(activity_log: ActivityPubLog, community: Community, request_json
         if microblog:
             autogenerated_title = microblog_content_to_title(post.body_html)
             if len(autogenerated_title) < 20:
-                title = '[Microblog] ' + autogenerated_title
+                title = '[Microblog] ' + autogenerated_title.strip()
             else:
-                title = autogenerated_title
+                title = autogenerated_title.strip()
             if '[NSFL]' in title.upper() or '(NSFL)' in title.upper():
                 post.nsfl = True
             if '[NSFW]' in title.upper() or '(NSFW)' in title.upper():