diff --git a/projects/common/src/utilities/formatters/string/string-formatter.test.ts b/projects/common/src/utilities/formatters/string/string-formatter.test.ts
index 538edfd76..597ba126d 100644
--- a/projects/common/src/utilities/formatters/string/string-formatter.test.ts
+++ b/projects/common/src/utilities/formatters/string/string-formatter.test.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('String formatter', () => {
     expect(getStringsFromCommaSeparatedList('first,second,   third   ')).toEqual(
       expect.arrayContaining(['first', 'second', 'third'])
     );
-    expect(getStringsFromCommaSeparatedList('first,second,   ')).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(['first', 'second']));
-    expect(getStringsFromCommaSeparatedList('first')).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(['first']));
+    expect(getStringsFromCommaSeparatedList('first,second,   ')).toEqual(['first', 'second']);
+    expect(getStringsFromCommaSeparatedList('first')).toEqual(['first']);
   });
 });
diff --git a/projects/common/src/utilities/formatters/string/string-formatter.ts b/projects/common/src/utilities/formatters/string/string-formatter.ts
index 4abe2380f..70e57a80f 100644
--- a/projects/common/src/utilities/formatters/string/string-formatter.ts
+++ b/projects/common/src/utilities/formatters/string/string-formatter.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export const collapseWhitespace = (str: string): string =>
 
 export const getStringsFromCommaSeparatedList = (text: string): string[] =>
   text
-    .trim()
     .split(',')
     .map(part => part.trim())
     .filter(part => part !== '');