diff --git a/wp/wp-content/themes/phila.gov-theme/js/dev/hide-empty-table.js b/wp/wp-content/themes/phila.gov-theme/js/dev/hide-empty-table.js
index 38703c300..330d8de1d 100644
--- a/wp/wp-content/themes/phila.gov-theme/js/dev/hide-empty-table.js
+++ b/wp/wp-content/themes/phila.gov-theme/js/dev/hide-empty-table.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ $('table.js-hide-empty').each(function(i, obj) {
     var tds = $(this).parents('table').find('tr td:nth-child(' + (i + 1) + ')');
 
     tds.each(function(j) {
-      if (this.innerHTML == '') remove++;
+      if (this.innerHTML.trim() == '') remove++;
       if (this.innerHTML == ' ') remove++;
       if (this.innerHTML == '<b><span class="responsive-label">Description: </span></b> ') remove++;
     });