diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lab-book-catalog-table/66ec4c8e9878d8441956516f.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lab-book-catalog-table/66ec4c8e9878d8441956516f.md
index ac12bb831b8..0f0b31cf1c2 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lab-book-catalog-table/66ec4c8e9878d8441956516f.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lab-book-catalog-table/66ec4c8e9878d8441956516f.md
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ Your four `th` elements should have the text `Title`, `Author`, `Genre`, and `Pu
 
 ```js
 const ths = document.querySelectorAll('thead tr th');
-assert.equal(ths[0]?.textContent, 'Title');
-assert.equal(ths[1]?.textContent, 'Author');
-assert.equal(ths[2]?.textContent, 'Genre');
-assert.equal(ths[3]?.textContent, 'Publication Year');
+assert.equal(ths[0]?.textContent.trim(), 'Title');
+assert.equal(ths[1]?.textContent.trim(), 'Author');
+assert.equal(ths[2]?.textContent.trim(), 'Genre');
+assert.equal(ths[3]?.textContent.trim(), 'Publication Year');
 ```
 
 You should have one `tbody` element within your `table` element.
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const tds = document.querySelectorAll('tbody tr td');
 assert.isAtLeast(tds.length, 1);
 
 tds.forEach(td => {
-  assert.isAtLeast(td.textContent.length, 1);
+  assert.isAtLeast(td.textContent.trim().length, 1);
 });
 ```