diff --git a/src/line/code/multiline.rs b/src/line/code/multiline.rs
index af92cf6..cef1518 100644
--- a/src/line/code/multiline.rs
+++ b/src/line/code/multiline.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ impl Multiline {
     /// return Self constructed on success or None
     pub fn begin_from(line: &str) -> Option<Self> {
         if line.starts_with("```") {
-            let alt = line.trim_start_matches("```");
+            let alt = line.trim_start_matches("```").trim();
 
             return Some(Self {
-                alt: match alt.trim().is_empty() {
+                alt: match alt.is_empty() {
                     true => None,
                     false => Some(GString::from(alt)),
                 },
diff --git a/tests/integration.rs b/tests/integration.rs
index 494a5b9..475398a 100644
--- a/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/integration.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ fn gemtext() {
 
             {
                 let item = code_multiline.get(0).unwrap();
-                assert_eq!(item.alt.clone().unwrap(), " alt text");
+                assert_eq!(item.alt.clone().unwrap(), "alt text");
                 assert_eq!(item.buffer.len(), 3);
                 assert_eq!(item.buffer.get(0).unwrap(), "multi");
                 assert_eq!(item.buffer.get(1).unwrap(), "    preformatted line");