diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.cpp
index e106146fb..e77095526 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.cpp
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ void GenCertDialog::updateCheckLabels()
 		ui.node_name_check_LB   ->setPixmap(bad) ;
     }
 
-    if(!generate_new || ui.name_input->text().length() >= 3)
+    if(!generate_new || ui.name_input->text().trimmed().length() >= 3)
 		ui.profile_name_check_LB   ->setPixmap(good) ;
     else
     {