1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index f4dbad3051..62fc7d65e8 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ if (!$force) {
 }
 
 if (defined $sender) {
+	$sender =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//g;
 	($sender) = expand_aliases($sender);
 } else {
 	$sender = $repoauthor || $repocommitter || '';