diff --git a/src/utils/basic.ts b/src/utils/basic.ts
index 6f499f5a..7bdb9c22 100644
--- a/src/utils/basic.ts
+++ b/src/utils/basic.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function prettifyTitle(input?: string): string | undefined {
   if (!input) {
     return undefined;
   }
-  const words = input.split(/[_\s]+/);
+  const words = input.trim().split(/[_\s]+/);
   return words
     .map((word) => {
       return word[0].toUpperCase() + word.substring(1);
diff --git a/tests/utils/basic.test.ts b/tests/utils/basic.test.ts
index 5300a4e3..47bac62b 100644
--- a/tests/utils/basic.test.ts
+++ b/tests/utils/basic.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ describe('prettifyTitle', () => {
   it('should prettify words', () => {
     expect(prettifyTitle('this is_a  string')).toBe('This Is A String');
   });
+  it('should handle leading spaces', () => {
+    expect(prettifyTitle(' this is_a  string')).toBe('This Is A String');
+  });
+  it('should handle empty string', () => {
+    expect(prettifyTitle('')).toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });
 
 describe('arrayMove', () => {