diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huawei/requests/SendAccountRequest.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huawei/requests/SendAccountRequest.java
index 56c86d506..8ca704bf6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huawei/requests/SendAccountRequest.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huawei/requests/SendAccountRequest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class SendAccountRequest extends Request {
     protected List<byte[]> createRequest() throws RequestCreationException {
         String account = GBApplication
                 .getDeviceSpecificSharedPrefs(supportProvider.getDevice().getAddress())
-                .getString(HuaweiConstants.PREF_HUAWEI_ACCOUNT, "");
+                .getString(HuaweiConstants.PREF_HUAWEI_ACCOUNT, "").trim();
         try {
             return new AccountRelated.SendAccountToDevice.Request(paramsProvider, account).serialize();
         } catch (CryptoException e) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huawei/requests/SendExtendedAccountRequest.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huawei/requests/SendExtendedAccountRequest.java
index 22c4d4a17..45d3a1bd0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huawei/requests/SendExtendedAccountRequest.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huawei/requests/SendExtendedAccountRequest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class SendExtendedAccountRequest extends Request {
     protected List<byte[]> createRequest() throws Request.RequestCreationException {
         String account = GBApplication
                 .getDeviceSpecificSharedPrefs(supportProvider.getDevice().getAddress())
-                .getString(HuaweiConstants.PREF_HUAWEI_ACCOUNT, "");
+                .getString(HuaweiConstants.PREF_HUAWEI_ACCOUNT, "").trim();
         try {
             return new AccountRelated.SendExtendedAccountToDevice.Request(
                     paramsProvider,
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7469e1924..745d006a3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2813,5 +2813,5 @@
     <string name="pref_sleepasandroid_feat_oximetry">Oximetry</string>
     <string name="pref_sleepasandroid_feat_spo2">SPO2</string>
     <string name="pref_title_huawei_account">Huawei Account</string>
-    <string name="pref_summary_huawei_account">Huawei account user in pairing process. Setting it allows to pair without factory reset.</string>
+    <string name="pref_summary_huawei_account">Huawei account used in pairing process. Setting it allows to pair without factory reset.</string>
 </resources>