diff --git a/.changelog/18198.txt b/.changelog/18198.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cddfb3b80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/18198.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+ui: trim variable path names before saving
+```
diff --git a/ui/app/helpers/trim-path.js b/ui/app/helpers/trim-path.js
index 7d191fd6c..3f945644b 100644
--- a/ui/app/helpers/trim-path.js
+++ b/ui/app/helpers/trim-path.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function trimPath([path]) {
   if (path?.endsWith('/')) {
     path = trimPath([path.slice(0, -1)]);
   }
-  return path;
+  return path.trim();
 }
 
 export default Helper.helper(trimPath);