diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
index 11759039a..abefff19b 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ class IgcController {
               .timeout((const Duration(seconds: 10)));
 
       // this will happen when the user changes the input while igc is fetching results
-      if (igcTextDataResponse.originalInput != choreographer.currentText) {
+      if (igcTextDataResponse.originalInput.trim() !=
+          choreographer.currentText.trim()) {
         return;
       }
       // get ignored matches from the original igcTextData