diff --git a/bridges/PikabuBridge.php b/bridges/PikabuBridge.php
index 49f72345..e6804534 100644
--- a/bridges/PikabuBridge.php
+++ b/bridges/PikabuBridge.php
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class PikabuBridge extends BridgeAbstract
 
             $item = [];
             $item['categories'] = $categories;
-            $item['author'] = $post->find('.user__nick', 0)->innertext;
+            $item['author'] = trim($post->find('.user__nick', 0)->plaintext);
             $item['title'] = $title;
             $item['content'] = strip_tags(
                 backgroundToImg($post->find('.story__content-inner', 0)->innertext),