diff --git a/module/install/config/form.php b/module/install/config/form.php
index 7f2362c962..b311900193 100644
--- a/module/install/config/form.php
+++ b/module/install/config/form.php
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ $config->install->form->step2 = array();
 $config->install->form->step2['dbDriver']    = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true, 'default' => 'mysql');
 $config->install->form->step2['timezone']    = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true);
 $config->install->form->step2['defaultLang'] = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true);
-$config->install->form->step2['dbHost']      = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true);
-$config->install->form->step2['dbPort']      = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true);
-$config->install->form->step2['dbEncoding']  = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true);
-$config->install->form->step2['dbUser']      = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true);
-$config->install->form->step2['dbPassword']  = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true);
-$config->install->form->step2['dbName']      = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true);
-$config->install->form->step2['dbPrefix']    = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true);
+$config->install->form->step2['dbHost']      = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true, 'filter' => 'trim');
+$config->install->form->step2['dbPort']      = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true, 'filter' => 'trim');
+$config->install->form->step2['dbEncoding']  = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true, 'filter' => 'trim');
+$config->install->form->step2['dbUser']      = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true, 'filter' => 'trim');
+$config->install->form->step2['dbPassword']  = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true, 'filter' => 'trim');
+$config->install->form->step2['dbName']      = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true, 'filter' => 'trim');
+$config->install->form->step2['dbPrefix']    = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true, 'filter' => 'trim');
 $config->install->form->step2['clearDB']     = array('type' => 'int',    'required' => false, 'default' => 0);
 
 $config->install->form->step4 = array();