diff --git a/string_utils/string_utils.go b/string_utils/string_utils.go
index 17aa194f2073bae76ec6873853d181e3b5849706..9683074b9775c11d89fd5e845e50f59cfd9646db 100644
--- a/string_utils/string_utils.go
+++ b/string_utils/string_utils.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"gitlab.bob.co.za/bob-public-utils/bobgroup-go-utils/number_utils"
+	"gitlab.bob.co.za/bob-public-utils/bobgroup-go-utils/utils"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -259,3 +260,10 @@ func PrettyJSON(jsonString string) (validJson bool, prettyString string) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func TrimSpaceForPointer(s *string) *string {
+	if utils.PointerToValue(s) != "" {
+		return utils.ValueToPointer(strings.TrimSpace(*s))
+	}
+	return s
+}