diff --git a/backend/get_data.py b/backend/get_data.py
index 4813af22..5cef2ba3 100644
--- a/backend/get_data.py
+++ b/backend/get_data.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def main():
         lesson_info = [col.text for col in row]
         teacher = lesson_info.pop(
             5
-        )  # it takes 5th element (substitutiute teacher) of the list and then deletes it
+        ).strip()  # it takes 5th element (substitutiute teacher) of the list and then deletes it
         if teacher not in replacements:
             replacements[teacher] = [lesson_info]
         else: