diff --git a/packages/hydrooj/src/lib/validator.ts b/packages/hydrooj/src/lib/validator.ts
index 9aca2d1de..8863e85ae 100644
--- a/packages/hydrooj/src/lib/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/hydrooj/src/lib/validator.ts
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ export interface Types {
 }
 
 const basicString = <T = string>(regex?: RegExp, cb?: (i: string) => boolean, convert?: (i: string) => T) => [
-    convert || ((v) => v.toString().trim()),
+    convert || ((v) => v.toString()),
     (v) => {
-        const res = v.toString().trim();
+        const res = v.toString();
         if (regex && !regex.test(res)) return false;
         if (cb && !cb(res)) return false;
         return !!res.length;
diff --git a/packages/ui-default/components/scratchpad/ScratchpadToolbarContainer.jsx b/packages/ui-default/components/scratchpad/ScratchpadToolbarContainer.jsx
index ea937c3bb..0c6d9ee31 100644
--- a/packages/ui-default/components/scratchpad/ScratchpadToolbarContainer.jsx
+++ b/packages/ui-default/components/scratchpad/ScratchpadToolbarContainer.jsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
     const req = request.post(UiContext.postSubmitUrl, {
       lang: props.editorLang,
       code: props.editorCode,
-      input: props.pretestInput || ' ',
+      input: props.pretestInput,
       pretest: true,
     });
     dispatch({