diff --git a/src/modules/behavior/form.js b/src/modules/behavior/form.js
index 40dcb9ede..2ec8d994d 100755
--- a/src/modules/behavior/form.js
+++ b/src/modules/behavior/form.js
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ $.fn.form = function(fields, parameters) {
             var
               $field        = module.get.field(field.identifier),
               type          = validation.type,
-              value         = $field.val() + '',
+              value         = $.trim($field.val() + ''),
 
               bracketRegExp = /\[(.*?)\]/i,
               bracket       = bracketRegExp.exec(type),