diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/edit_tts_model.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/edit_tts_model.rs
index 6eb4890f51..840b28f313 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/edit_tts_model.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/edit_tts_model.rs
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ pub async fn edit_tts_model_handler(
       return Err(EditTtsModelError::BadInput("title contains slurs".to_string()));
     }
 
-    title = Some(payload.to_string());
+    title = Some(payload.trim().to_string());
   }
 
   if let Some(markdown) = request.description_markdown.as_deref() {
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/enqueue_upload_tts_model.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/enqueue_upload_tts_model.rs
index 518efa5344..0550a77611 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/enqueue_upload_tts_model.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/enqueue_upload_tts_model.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ pub async fn upload_tts_model_handler(
   let ip_address = get_request_ip(&http_request);
 
   let uuid = request.idempotency_token.to_string();
-  let title = request.title.to_string();
+  let title = request.title.trim().to_string();
   let download_url = request.download_url.to_string();
 
   match is_bad_tts_model_download_url(&download_url) {