diff --git a/administrator/components/com_users/models/level.php b/administrator/components/com_users/models/level.php
index 4d9846504748f..22d25b20d161e 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_users/models/level.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_users/models/level.php
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ public function save($data)
 		{
 			$data['rules'] = array();
 		}
-		
-		$data['title'] = trim($data['title']);
+
+		$data['title'] = JFilterInput::getInstance()->clean($data['title'], 'TRIM');
 
 		return parent::save($data);
 	}