diff --git a/src/pages/chat.js b/src/pages/chat.js
index 0cb51fe..bee490b 100644
--- a/src/pages/chat.js
+++ b/src/pages/chat.js
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export default class Chat extends React.Component {
     }
     if (this.socket && selectedUser) {
       const msg = {
-        msg: currMsg,
+        msg: currMsg.trim(),
         reciever: selectedUser,
         sender: user,
         date: new Date().getTime(),