diff --git a/app/components/post_draft/post_draft.js b/app/components/post_draft/post_draft.js
index ae5b0ae0e..4e03925f0 100644
--- a/app/components/post_draft/post_draft.js
+++ b/app/components/post_draft/post_draft.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export default class PostDraft extends PureComponent {
                 channel_id: channelId,
                 root_id: rootId,
                 parent_id: rootId,
-                message: value.trim(),
+                message: value,
             };
 
             createPost(post, postFiles);