diff --git a/src/core/utils.js b/src/core/utils.js
index fbfd3155..1a835d3f 100644
--- a/src/core/utils.js
+++ b/src/core/utils.js
@@ -675,5 +675,5 @@ export function getAcceptControllingResponse(responses) {
   return suitable2xxResponse || suitableDefaultResponse
 }
 
-export const createDeepLinkPath = (str) => str ? str.replace(/\s/g, "_") : ""
+export const createDeepLinkPath = (str) => typeof str == "string" || str instanceof String ? str.trim().replace(/\s/g, "_") : ""
 export const escapeDeepLinkPath = (str) => cssEscape( createDeepLinkPath(str) )