diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index a11dda0d58..a2eb72d54e 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ util.getLink = function(obj, linkName, altName) {
   if (!obj || !obj._links) {
     return;
   }
-  
+
   var link = util.clone(obj._links[linkName]);
 
   // If a link has a name and we have an altName, return if they match
@@ -235,10 +235,12 @@ util.removeTrailingSlash = function(path) {
   if (!path) {
     return;
   }
-  if (path.slice(-1) === '/') {
-    return path.slice(0, -1);
+  // Remove any whitespace before or after string
+  var trimmed = path.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/gm,'');
+  if (trimmed.slice(-1) === '/') {
+    return trimmed.slice(0, -1);
   }
-  return path;
+  return trimmed;
 };
 
 util.isIE11OrLess = function() {
diff --git a/test/spec/util.js b/test/spec/util.js
index e683d834b7..9d69fed396 100644
--- a/test/spec/util.js
+++ b/test/spec/util.js
@@ -90,5 +90,37 @@ define(function(require) {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('removeTrailingSlash', function() {
+      it('returns a url with a trailing slash without the trailing slash', function() {
+        var url = 'https://domain.com/';
+        expect(util.removeTrailingSlash(url)).toEqual('https://domain.com');
+      });
+
+      it('returns a url without a trailing slash as is', function() {
+        var url = 'https://domain.com';
+        expect(util.removeTrailingSlash(url)).toEqual('https://domain.com');
+      });
+
+      it('returns a url with a trailing slash and appended whitespace correctly', function() {
+        var url = 'https://domain.com/    ';
+        expect(util.removeTrailingSlash(url)).toEqual('https://domain.com');
+      });
+
+      it('returns a url with a trailing slash and prepended whitespace correctly', function() {
+        var url = '   https://domain.com/';
+        expect(util.removeTrailingSlash(url)).toEqual('https://domain.com');
+      });
+
+      it('returns a url without a trailing slash and appended whitespace correctly', function() {
+        var url = 'https://domain.com    ';
+        expect(util.removeTrailingSlash(url)).toEqual('https://domain.com');
+      });
+
+      it('returns a url without a trailing slash and prepended whitespace correctly', function() {
+        var url = '   https://domain.com';
+        expect(util.removeTrailingSlash(url)).toEqual('https://domain.com');
+      });
+    });
+
   });
 });