diff --git a/server/core/management/commands/import_users.py b/server/core/management/commands/import_users.py
index 16b9be3c..6504c708 100644
--- a/server/core/management/commands/import_users.py
+++ b/server/core/management/commands/import_users.py
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             with open(abs_path) as f:
                 reader = csv.DictReader(f)
                 for row in reader:
-                    email = row['Email'].lower()
+                    email = row['Email'].lower().strip()
                     school_class_names = [c.strip() for c in row['Klassen'].split(',')]
-                    first_name = row['Vorname']
-                    last_name = row['Nachname']
+                    first_name = row['Vorname'].strip()
+                    last_name = row['Nachname'].strip()
 
                     self.stdout.write("Creating user {} {}, {}".format(first_name, last_name, email))