diff --git a/plugins/FeedsParser.inc b/plugins/FeedsParser.inc
index 6b3d1e6..f7572e8 100644
--- a/plugins/FeedsParser.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsParser.inc
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class FeedsElement {
    *   Value of this FeedsElement represented as a scalar.
    */
   public function getValue() {
-    return $this->value;
+    return trim($this->value, "\t\n");
   }
 
   /**
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class FeedsTermElement extends FeedsElement {
    * Use $name as $value.
    */
   public function getValue() {
-    return $this->name;
+    return trim($this->name, "\t\n");
   }
 }