diff --git a/sites/all/modules/uif/uif.admin.inc b/sites/all/modules/uif/uif.admin.inc
index 40d397c..dd52759 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/uif/uif.admin.inc
+++ b/sites/all/modules/uif/uif.admin.inc
@@ -463,8 +463,7 @@ function uif_unique_username($name, $uid = 0) {
   $name = preg_replace('/[^\x{80}-\x{F7} a-zA-Z0-9@_.\'-]/', '', $name);
   
   // Strip leading and trailing spaces
-  $name = preg_replace('/^ +/', '', $name);
-  $name = preg_replace('/ +$/', '', $name);
+  $name = trim($name);
   
   // Convert any other series of spaces to a single space
   $name = preg_replace('/ +/', ' ', $name);