diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/docbook/docbook.js b/src/main/webapp/js/docbook/docbook.js
index 6fcb73578..fefdbedb9 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/docbook/docbook.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/docbook/docbook.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 // Function to convert HTML to DocBook
 function convertToDocBook(html) {
+    // Trim first
+    html = html.trim();
+
     // Replace <h> with <title>
     // Hacks are needed:
     // 1. Title must be inside <section>