diff --git a/src/data/url.ts b/src/data/url.ts
index 2655c141d..045021922 100644
--- a/src/data/url.ts
+++ b/src/data/url.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { sanitizeUrl } from "@braintree/sanitize-url";
 
 export const normalizeLink = (link: string) => {
-  link = link.trim();
   if (!link) {
     return link;
   }
+  link = link.trim();
   return sanitizeUrl(link);
 };