diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/dockerfile-command/dockerfile-command.component.ts b/static/js/directives/ui/dockerfile-command/dockerfile-command.component.ts
index 5a77f60d0..d4a335655 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/dockerfile-command/dockerfile-command.component.ts
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/dockerfile-command/dockerfile-command.component.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class DockerfileCommandComponent {
   }
 
   private getCommandKind(command: string): string {
+    command = command.trim();
     if (!command) { return ''; }
 
     var space = command.indexOf(' ');
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export class DockerfileCommandComponent {
   }
 
   private getCommandTitleHtml(command: string): string {
+    command = command.trim();
     if (!command) { return ''; }
 
     var kindHandlers = {