diff --git a/core/modules/macros/unusedtitle.js b/core/modules/macros/unusedtitle.js
index 8a61c425e1e..1078f650d41 100644
--- a/core/modules/macros/unusedtitle.js
+++ b/core/modules/macros/unusedtitle.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ exports.run = function(baseName,separator,template,startCount) {
 	}
 	// $tw.wiki.generateNewTitle = function(baseTitle,options)
 	// options.prefix must be a string!
-	return this.wiki.generateNewTitle(baseName, {"prefix": separator, "template": template, "startCount": startCount});
+	return this.wiki.generateNewTitle(baseName, {"prefix": separator, "template": template, "startCount": startCount}).trim();
 };
 
 })();