diff --git a/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java b/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
index f2dc7aae..ec4f41fc 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
@@ -752,7 +752,8 @@ public class PlayerCharacter extends AbstractCharacter {
     }
 
     public static PlayerCharacter generatePCFromCommitNewCharacterMsg(Account a, CommitNewCharacterMsg msg, ClientConnection clientConnection) {
-
+        String firstName = msg.getFirstName().trim();
+        String lastName = msg.getLastName().trim();
         // Verify Race
         int raceID = msg.getRace();