diff --git a/recommendation_engine.py b/recommendation_engine.py
index b08f010..fb86f72 100644
--- a/recommendation_engine.py
+++ b/recommendation_engine.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class Engine:
             'id': entity['id'],
             'name': entity['name'],
             'nodename': entity['nodename'],
-            'tags': entity['tags']
+            'tags': [t.strip() for t in entity['tags']]
         } for entity in self.pandora.find_entities({
             'conditions': [
                 {'key': 'type', 'operator': '==', 'value': 'storylines'},