diff --git a/lib/planner/tasks/plan.ex b/lib/planner/tasks/plan.ex
index 77cd977..f78a8db 100644
--- a/lib/planner/tasks/plan.ex
+++ b/lib/planner/tasks/plan.ex
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ defmodule Planner.Tasks.Plan do
     plan
     |> cast(attrs, [:description, :finished_at, :start, :end, :name])
     |> validate_required([:name])
+    |> update_change(:name, &String.trim/1)
   end
 
   def finish_plan(plan) do
diff --git a/lib/planner/tasks/task.ex b/lib/planner/tasks/task.ex
index ffb3f23..89dd6e0 100644
--- a/lib/planner/tasks/task.ex
+++ b/lib/planner/tasks/task.ex
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ defmodule Planner.Tasks.Task do
     task
     |> cast(attrs, [:value, :finished_at, :due_at])
     |> validate_required([:value])
-    |> validate_length(:value, min: 3)
+    |> update_change(:value, &String.trim/1)
   end
 
   def finish_task(task) do