diff --git a/src/CLI2.cpp b/src/CLI2.cpp
index 48b9ab112..3195a9430 100644
--- a/src/CLI2.cpp
+++ b/src/CLI2.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void CLI2::entity (const std::string& category, const std::string& name)
 // Capture a single argument.
 void CLI2::add (const std::string& argument)
 {
-  _original_args.push_back (argument);
+  _original_args.push_back (trim (argument));
 
   // Adding a new argument invalidates prior analysis.
   _args.clear ();