diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/CompetencyAssessmentsController/CompetencyAssessments.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/CompetencyAssessmentsController/CompetencyAssessments.cs
index d31bb1d2ab..0a25b4e8e4 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/CompetencyAssessmentsController/CompetencyAssessments.cs
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/CompetencyAssessmentsController/CompetencyAssessments.cs
@@ -152,20 +152,20 @@ public IActionResult SaveProfileName(CompetencyAssessmentBase competencyAssessme
                 var adminId = GetAdminID();
                 if (actionName == "New")
                 {
-                    var sameItems = competencyAssessmentService.GetCompetencyAssessmentBaseByName(competencyAssessmentBase.CompetencyAssessmentName, GetAdminID());
+                    var sameItems = competencyAssessmentService.GetCompetencyAssessmentBaseByName(competencyAssessmentBase.CompetencyAssessmentName.Trim(), GetAdminID());
                     if (sameItems != null)
                     {
                         ModelState.Remove(nameof(CompetencyAssessmentBase.CompetencyAssessmentName));
                         ModelState.AddModelError(nameof(CompetencyAssessmentBase.CompetencyAssessmentName), "Another competency assessment exists with that name. Please choose a different name.");
                         return View("Name", competencyAssessmentBase);
                     }
-                    competencyAssessmentId = competencyAssessmentService.InsertCompetencyAssessment(adminId, userCentreId, competencyAssessmentBase.CompetencyAssessmentName, frameworkId);
+                    competencyAssessmentId = competencyAssessmentService.InsertCompetencyAssessment(adminId, userCentreId, competencyAssessmentBase.CompetencyAssessmentName.Trim(), frameworkId);
                     if (frameworkId.HasValue && frameworkId.Value != 0) return RedirectToAction("CompetencyAssessmentFeatures", new { competencyAssessmentId, frameworkId });
                 }
                 else
                 {
 
-                    var isUpdated = competencyAssessmentService.UpdateCompetencyAssessmentName(competencyAssessmentBase.ID, adminId, competencyAssessmentBase.CompetencyAssessmentName);
+                    var isUpdated = competencyAssessmentService.UpdateCompetencyAssessmentName(competencyAssessmentBase.ID, adminId, competencyAssessmentBase.CompetencyAssessmentName.Trim());
                     if (!isUpdated)
                     {
                         ModelState.AddModelError(nameof(CompetencyAssessmentBase.CompetencyAssessmentName), "Another competency assessment exists with that name. Please choose a different name.");