diff --git a/gamdl/downloader/downloader_base.py b/gamdl/downloader/downloader_base.py
index db67588..2d95b82 100644
--- a/gamdl/downloader/downloader_base.py
+++ b/gamdl/downloader/downloader_base.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class AppleMusicBaseDownloader:
             ILLEGAL_CHARS_RE,
             ILLEGAL_CHAR_REPLACEMENT,
             dirty_string,
-        ).strip()
+        )
 
         if file_ext is None:
             sanitized_string = sanitized_string[: self.truncate]