diff --git a/roles/matrix-awx/tasks/set_variables_element_subdomain.yml b/roles/matrix-awx/tasks/set_variables_element_subdomain.yml
index 6fd52fa21..9e47be163 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-awx/tasks/set_variables_element_subdomain.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-awx/tasks/set_variables_element_subdomain.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     line: "{{ item.key }}: {{ item.value }}"
     insertafter: '# Element Settings Start'
   with_dict:
-    'matrix_server_fqn_element': "{{ awx_element_subdomain }}.{{ matrix_domain }}"
+    'matrix_server_fqn_element': "{{ awx_element_subdomain | trim }}.{{ matrix_domain }}"
     
 - name: Save new 'Configure Element Subdomain' survey.json to the AWX tower, template
   delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
diff --git a/roles/matrix-awx/tasks/set_variables_jitsi.yml b/roles/matrix-awx/tasks/set_variables_jitsi.yml
index 4a8c3d0ba..2e8f1f8ed 100755
--- a/roles/matrix-awx/tasks/set_variables_jitsi.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-awx/tasks/set_variables_jitsi.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     insertafter: '# Jitsi Settings Start'
   with_dict:
     'matrix_jitsi_enabled': '{{ matrix_jitsi_enabled }}'
-    'matrix_jitsi_web_config_defaultLanguage': '{{ matrix_jitsi_web_config_defaultLanguage }}'
+    'matrix_jitsi_web_config_defaultLanguage': '{{ matrix_jitsi_web_config_defaultLanguage | trim }}'
 
 - name: Save new 'Configure Jitsi' survey.json to the AWX tower, template
   delegate_to: 127.0.0.1