diff --git a/server/google-analytics.js b/server/google-analytics.js
index b98ca8623..fc9fbec84 100644
--- a/server/google-analytics.js
+++ b/server/google-analytics.js
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ const jsesc = require("jsesc");
  */
 function getGoogleAnalyticsScript(tagId) {
     let escapedTagId = jsesc(tagId, { isScriptContext: true });
+
+    if (escapedTagId) {
+        escapedTagId = escapedTagId.trim();
+    }
+
     return `
         <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=${escapedTagId}"></script>
         <script>window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date());gtag('config', '${escapedTagId}'); </script>