2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
index e7aa0fad5..29b0b6861 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Sorting;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Globalization;
@@ -919,7 +920,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                 // Remove from middle if surrounded by spaces
                 sortable = sortable.Replace(" " + search + " ", " ", StringComparison.Ordinal);
 
-                // Remove from end if followed by a space
+                // Remove from end if preceeded by a space
                 if (sortable.EndsWith(" " + search, StringComparison.Ordinal))
                 {
                     sortable = sortable.Remove(sortable.Length - (search.Length + 1));
@@ -1773,7 +1774,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         public void AddStudio(string name)
         {
             ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrEmpty(name);
-
             var current = Studios;
 
             if (!current.Contains(name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 
         public void SetStudios(IEnumerable<string> names)
         {
-            Studios = names.Distinct().ToArray();
+            Studios = names.Trimmed().Distinct().ToArray();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/PeopleHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/PeopleHelper.cs
index 4141b1712..24b1843ce 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/PeopleHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/PeopleHelper.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(person);
             ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrEmpty(person.Name);
 
+            person.Name = person.Name.Trim();
+
             // Normalize
             if (string.Equals(person.Role, PersonType.GuestStar, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {