diff --git a/src/filters/entityTagFilter.ts b/src/filters/entityTagFilter.ts
index bfdbb6a..f41573b 100644
--- a/src/filters/entityTagFilter.ts
+++ b/src/filters/entityTagFilter.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default class EntityTagFilter extends TagFilter
   {
     const resultSet:d3.Set = d3.set([]);
     for(const entry of data) {
-      if(entry.sourceNode.trim() === val) {
+      if(entry.sourceNode.trim() === val.trim()) {
         const tagsAsText:string = entry.sourceTag;
         if (tagsAsText !== undefined) {
           const values:Array<string> = tagsAsText.split('|');
diff --git a/src/filters/mediaTagFilter.ts b/src/filters/mediaTagFilter.ts
index 89bdf09..db623f6 100644
--- a/src/filters/mediaTagFilter.ts
+++ b/src/filters/mediaTagFilter.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export default class MediaTagFilter extends TagFilter
   {
     const resultSet:d3.Set = d3.set([]);
     for(const entry of data) {
-      if(entry.targetNode.trim() === val) {
+      if(entry.targetNode.trim() === val.trim()) {
         const tagsAsText:string = entry.targetTag;
         if (tagsAsText !== undefined) {
           const values:Array<string> = tagsAsText.split('|');