diff --git a/utils/slugs.js b/utils/slugs.js
index 5570e28391..6154e415a8 100644
--- a/utils/slugs.js
+++ b/utils/slugs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 exports.dasherize = function dasherize(name) {
   return ('' + name)
     .toLowerCase()
+    .trim()
     .replace(/\s/g, '-')
     .replace(/[^a-z\d\-.]/g, '');
 };
diff --git a/utils/slugs.test.js b/utils/slugs.test.js
index 8adf5b27e8..81a37ab0cd 100644
--- a/utils/slugs.test.js
+++ b/utils/slugs.test.js
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ describe('dasherize', () => {
     expect(dasherize('UPPERCASE')).toBe('uppercase');
   });
   it('converts spaces to dashes', () => {
-    expect(dasherize('  the space  between    ')).toBe(
-      '--the-space--between----'
-    );
+    expect(dasherize('the space  between')).toBe('the-space--between');
+  });
+
+  it('trims off surrounding whitespace', () => {
+    expect(dasherize('  the space  between    ')).toBe('the-space--between');
   });
 
   it('removes everything except letters, numbers, - and .', () => {