diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 1ad9ed7..5921521 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ function getIgnoredFiles(ignoredLinesList) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         const ignoredFiles = ignoredLinesList
             .split('\n')
-            .filter((ignoredFile) => ignoredFile.trim().length > 0);
+            .map((ignoredFile) => ignoredFile.trim())
+            .filter((ignoredFile) => ignoredFile.length > 0);
         if (ignoredFiles.length > 0) {
             core.debug('Ignoring files:');
             for (const file of ignoredFiles) {
diff --git a/src/enforcer.ts b/src/enforcer.ts
index ad3693d..970da6d 100644
--- a/src/enforcer.ts
+++ b/src/enforcer.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ export async function getIgnoredFiles(
 ): Promise<string[]> {
   const ignoredFiles: string[] = ignoredLinesList
     .split('\n')
-    .filter((ignoredFile: string) => ignoredFile.trim().length > 0)
+    .map((ignoredFile: string) => ignoredFile.trim())
+    .filter((ignoredFile: string) => ignoredFile.length > 0)
 
   if (ignoredFiles.length > 0) {
     core.debug('Ignoring files:')