diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.translation.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.translation.inc.php
index 8e4e16596c..5a795597de 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.translation.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.translation.inc.php
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class translation
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$new_key = strtolower(trim(substr($key,0,MAX_MESSAGE_ID_LENGTH)));
+			$new_key = strtolower(substr($key,0,MAX_MESSAGE_ID_LENGTH));
 
 			if (isset($this->lang_arr[$new_key]))
 			{
@@ -846,4 +846,4 @@ class translation
 $msg = 'Bitte %1hier%2 clicken!';
 $replace = array('<a href="http://index.php?referer=%2Findex.php">','</a>');
 echo "<p>".htmlspecialchars(translation::translate($msg,$replace))."</p>\n";
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
+*/