diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/modelproperties.py b/ankiqt/ui/modelproperties.py
index 4db5ea048..7ece5d13f 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/modelproperties.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/modelproperties.py
@@ -330,10 +330,10 @@ class ModelProperties(QDialog):
         self.updateField(card, 'name', newname)
         self.updateField(card, 'description', unicode(
             self.dialog.cardDescription.toPlainText()))
-        s = unicode(self.dialog.cardQuestion.toPlainText()).strip()
+        s = unicode(self.dialog.cardQuestion.toPlainText())
         s = s.replace("\n", "<br>")
         changed = self.updateField(card, 'qformat', s)
-        s = unicode(self.dialog.cardAnswer.toPlainText()).strip()
+        s = unicode(self.dialog.cardAnswer.toPlainText())
         s = s.replace("\n", "<br>")
         changed2 = self.updateField(card, 'aformat', s)
         changed = changed or changed2