diff --git a/app/models/contact.rb b/app/models/contact.rb
index 57174296a..12afbe777 100644
--- a/app/models/contact.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   before_validation :to_upcase_country_code
   before_validation :prefix_code
+  before_validation :strip_email
   before_create :generate_auth_info
 
   before_update :manage_emails
@@ -417,6 +418,10 @@ class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
     "#{code} #{name}"
   end
 
+  def strip_email
+    self.email = email.to_s.strip
+  end
+
 
   # what we can do load firstly by registrant
   # if total is smaller than needed, the load more