diff --git a/app/logical/related_tag_query.rb b/app/logical/related_tag_query.rb
index 1c7c85de3..65c61c4c8 100644
--- a/app/logical/related_tag_query.rb
+++ b/app/logical/related_tag_query.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ protected
   end
   
   def related_tags
-    tag = Tag.named(query).first
+    tag = Tag.named(query.strip).first
     
     if tag
       tag.related_tag_array.map(&:first)