diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/library/auto-complete/multiple/multiple-auto-complete.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/library/auto-complete/multiple/multiple-auto-complete.component.ts
index 05fb77646..f39413c8f 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/library/auto-complete/multiple/multiple-auto-complete.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/library/auto-complete/multiple/multiple-auto-complete.component.ts
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ export class MultipleAutoCompleteComponent extends _CustomComponentMixinBase imp
 		const input = event.input;
 		const value = event.value;
 		// Add our fruit
-		if ((value || '').trim()) {
+		if (value.trim()) {
 			// this.optionSelectedInternal(value);
 			this.valueOnBlur.next(value);
 		}