diff --git a/addressbook/conv/Import from Outlook b/addressbook/conv/Import from Outlook
index 3f67f2581a..3be85e6c0c 100644
--- a/addressbook/conv/Import from Outlook	
+++ b/addressbook/conv/Import from Outlook	
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 		}
 
 		function import_new_attrib($buffer,$name,$value) {
+			$value = trim($value);
 			$value = str_replace("\n","<BR>",$value);
 			$value = str_replace("\r","",$value);
 			$this->currentrecord += array($name => $value);