diff --git a/circ/renew.pl b/circ/renew.pl
index ef1a6ffc1d..1f3254a131 100755
--- a/circ/renew.pl
+++ b/circ/renew.pl
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ my ( $template, $librarian, $cookie, $flags ) = get_template_and_user(
 my $schema = Koha::Database->new()->schema();
 
 my $barcode        = $cgi->param('barcode');
+$barcode =~ s/^\s*|\s*$//g; # remove leading/trailing whitespae
 $barcode = barcodedecode($barcode) if( $barcode && C4::Context->preference('itemBarcodeInputFilter'));
 my $override_limit = $cgi->param('override_limit');
 my $override_holds = $cgi->param('override_holds');