diff --git a/modules/editor/editor.model.php b/modules/editor/editor.model.php
index c501e8e73..d22017f19 100644
--- a/modules/editor/editor.model.php
+++ b/modules/editor/editor.model.php
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ class editorModel extends editor
 			// To Text
 			if ($converter == 'text')
 			{
-				$obj->content = escape(strip_tags($obj->content), false);
+				$obj->content = escape(utf8_trim(strip_tags($obj->content)), false);
 			}
 			
 			// To HTML
diff --git a/modules/member/member.controller.php b/modules/member/member.controller.php
index 4f7b5b5d9..817c25aa4 100644
--- a/modules/member/member.controller.php
+++ b/modules/member/member.controller.php
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ class memberController extends member
 	 */
 	function putSignature($member_srl, $signature)
 	{
-		if((!$signature = trim(removeHackTag($signature))) || is_empty_html_content($signature))
+		if((!$signature = utf8_trim(removeHackTag($signature))) || is_empty_html_content($signature))
 		{
 			getController('member')->delSignature($member_srl);
 			return;