diff --git a/src/auto_archiver/core/orchestrator.py b/src/auto_archiver/core/orchestrator.py
index 7aa5fb76..5ba0a5e4 100644
--- a/src/auto_archiver/core/orchestrator.py
+++ b/src/auto_archiver/core/orchestrator.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def archive(self, result: Metadata) -> Union[Metadata, None]:
             5. Store all downloaded/generated media
             6. Call selected Formatter and store formatted if needed
         """
-        original_url = result.get_url()
+        original_url = result.get_url().strip()
         self.assert_valid_url(original_url)
 
         # 1 - sanitize - each archiver is responsible for cleaning/expanding its own URLs