diff --git a/samy.js b/samy.js
index 4824184..5df1840 100644
--- a/samy.js
+++ b/samy.js
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
 // =======================================================================
 async function fetchSites() {
   const pwdInput = document.getElementById("Password");
-  const pwd = (pwdInput?.value ?? ""); // allow empty string
+  const pwd = (pwdInput?.value ?? "").trim(); // allow blank, normalize whitespace
+
 
 
   const dropdown = document.getElementById("dattoDropdown");