diff --git a/backend/internal/web/handlers_tasks.go b/backend/internal/web/handlers_tasks.go
index c4b1efd..0a201c2 100644
--- a/backend/internal/web/handlers_tasks.go
+++ b/backend/internal/web/handlers_tasks.go
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func TaskUpdateHandler(deps TasksDeps) http.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		title := strings.TrimSpace(r.PostFormValue("title"))
-		description := r.PostFormValue("description")
+		description := strings.TrimSpace(r.PostFormValue("description"))
 
 		var errs templates.TaskUpdateErrors
 		if title == "" {