diff --git a/src/email.ts b/src/email.ts
index 6642a515411..764399c05ec 100644
--- a/src/email.ts
+++ b/src/email.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-const EMAIL_ADDRESS_REGEX = /^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,}$/i;
+const EMAIL_ADDRESS_REGEX = /^\s*[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,}\s*$/i;
 
 export function looksValid(email: string): boolean {
     return EMAIL_ADDRESS_REGEX.test(email);