diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/ImportPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/ImportPage.cpp
index 38208f5b0..1efc6199e 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/ImportPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/ImportPage.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void ImportPage::updateState()
         return;
     }
     if (ui->modpackEdit->hasAcceptableInput()) {
-        QString input = ui->modpackEdit->text();
+        QString input = ui->modpackEdit->text().trimmed();
         auto url = QUrl::fromUserInput(input);
         if (url.isLocalFile()) {
             // FIXME: actually do some validation of what's inside here... this is fake AF