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diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/SequenceFetcher.java b/src/jalview/gui/SequenceFetcher.java
index 323fef9..646a7f1 100755
--- a/src/jalview/gui/SequenceFetcher.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/SequenceFetcher.java
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ public class SequenceFetcher extends JPanel implements Runnable
     /*
      * tidy inputs and check there is something to search for
      */
-    String text = textArea.getText();
-    final String t0 = text;
+    String t0 = textArea.getText();
+    String text = t0.trim();
     if (replacePunctuation.isEnabled() && replacePunctuation.isSelected())
     {
       text = text.replace(",", ";");