diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/Octree.cpp b/libraries/octree/src/Octree.cpp
index dafdfd5bf4..8191049971 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/Octree.cpp
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/Octree.cpp
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ QString getMarketplaceID(const QString& urlString) {
 bool Octree::readFromURL(const QString& urlString) {
     QString marketplaceID = getMarketplaceID(urlString);
     auto request =
-        std::unique_ptr<ResourceRequest>(DependencyManager::get<ResourceManager>()->createResourceRequest(this, urlString));
+        std::unique_ptr<ResourceRequest>(DependencyManager::get<ResourceManager>()->createResourceRequest(this, urlString.trimmed()));
 
     if (!request) {
         return false;
diff --git a/scripts/system/edit.js b/scripts/system/edit.js
index 9d50a42795..467842c712 100644
--- a/scripts/system/edit.js
+++ b/scripts/system/edit.js
@@ -1679,7 +1679,7 @@ function importSVO(importURL) {
         visible: true
     });
 
-    var success = Clipboard.importEntities(importURL.trim());
+    var success = Clipboard.importEntities(importURL);
 
     if (success) {
         var VERY_LARGE = 10000;