diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/ui/ManageProductWidget.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/ui/ManageProductWidget.java
index 75fb171..3d01677 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/ui/ManageProductWidget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/ui/ManageProductWidget.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class ManageProductWidget extends Composite{
 		loaderIcon.setVisible(true);
 
 		// set new values
-		bean.setAnnotation(new HTML(annotationArea.getText()).getText());
+		bean.setAnnotation(new HTML(annotationArea.getText().trim()).getText());
 		bean.setNewStatus(listBoxStatus.getSelectedItemText());
 
 		service.notifyProductUpdate(bean, new AsyncCallback<Boolean>() {