diff --git a/major_projects_grabber/major_projects_grabber.py b/major_projects_grabber/major_projects_grabber.py
index ae2fd80..ac61a0f 100644
--- a/major_projects_grabber/major_projects_grabber.py
+++ b/major_projects_grabber/major_projects_grabber.py
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError, InvalidURL
 
 def make_safe(s):
     """Remove characters that would be invalid in a filepath"""
+    # Remove trailing spaces
+    s_safe = s.strip()
+
     # Remove '\', '*', '"', '<', '>' '|'
-    s_safe = re.sub('\\\|\*|"|<|>\|', '', s)
+    s_safe = re.sub('\\\|\*|"|<|>\|', '', s_safe)
 
     # Replace '/' and ':' with '-'
     s_safe = re.sub(':', ' -', s_safe)