diff --git a/mail_edit.alter.inc b/mail_edit.alter.inc
index 57a9397..5668478 100644
--- a/mail_edit.alter.inc
+++ b/mail_edit.alter.inc
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function _mail_edit_mail_alter(array &$message) {
   if ($message['module'] == 'user') {
     $options['callback'] = 'user_mail_tokens';
   }
-  $message['subject'] = strip(drupal_html_to_text(mail_edit_format($template['subject'], $data, $options)));
+  $message['subject'] = trim(drupal_html_to_text(mail_edit_format($template['subject'], $data, $options)));
   $args = array($template['body'], $data, $options);
   if (isset($message['params']['context']['mail_edit'])) {
     $args[] = $message['params']['context']['mail_edit'];