diff --git a/ippisite/ippidb/management/commands/import_v1_data.py b/ippisite/ippidb/management/commands/import_v1_data.py
index 79fb98a4dfddec3a55719d39350ec17912bf949a..e06733ba84aaf60b0b4759589dc92216641f5431 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippidb/management/commands/import_v1_data.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippidb/management/commands/import_v1_data.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ select distinct protein.NumUniprot, domain.PfamNumAccession  , complexe.NbCopy,
                         disease, created = Disease.objects.get_or_create(
                             name=row[7])
                         ppi_family, created = PpiFamily.objects.get_or_create(
-                            name=row[9])
+                            name=row[9].strip())
                         ppi.family = ppi_family
                         ppi.pdb_id = row[4]
                         ppi.pockets_nb = 1