diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/User/StoreUserRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/User/StoreUserRequest.php
index e710a3327428..cdffdde1f474 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/User/StoreUserRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/User/StoreUserRequest.php
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class StoreUserRequest extends Request
 
 //unique user rule - check company_user table for user_id / company_id  / account_id if none exist we can add the user. ELSE return false
 
+        if(array_key_exists('email', $input))
+            $input['email'] = trim($input['email']);
 
         if (isset($input['company_user'])) {
             if (! isset($input['company_user']['is_admin'])) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/User/UpdateUserRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/User/UpdateUserRequest.php
index 3963b79a4fcb..b38962afea37 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/User/UpdateUserRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/User/UpdateUserRequest.php
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ class UpdateUserRequest extends Request
     {
         $input = $this->all();
 
+        if(array_key_exists('email', $input))
+            $input['email'] = trim($input['email']);
 
         $this->replace($input);
     }