diff --git a/src/zen/live-folders/providers/GithubLiveFolder.sys.mjs b/src/zen/live-folders/providers/GithubLiveFolder.sys.mjs
index 834738c9d..4667905c0 100644
--- a/src/zen/live-folders/providers/GithubLiveFolder.sys.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/live-folders/providers/GithubLiveFolder.sys.mjs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export class nsGithubLiveFolderProvider extends nsZenLiveFolderProvider {
       }
     }
 
-    searchParams.set("q", outputString);
+    searchParams.set("q", outputString.trim().replace(/ +(?= )/g, ""));
     return searchParams.toString();
   }