diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/at/ac/tuwien/sepm/assignment/individual/persistence/impl/OwnerJdbcDao.java b/backend/src/main/java/at/ac/tuwien/sepm/assignment/individual/persistence/impl/OwnerJdbcDao.java
index 4d51cfc..4957f80 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/at/ac/tuwien/sepm/assignment/individual/persistence/impl/OwnerJdbcDao.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/at/ac/tuwien/sepm/assignment/individual/persistence/impl/OwnerJdbcDao.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class OwnerJdbcDao implements OwnerDao {
             int changes = jdbcTemplate.update(connection -> {
                 PreparedStatement ps = connection.prepareStatement(sql);
 
-                ps.setString(1, owner.getName());
+                ps.setString(1, owner.getName().trim());
                 ps.setObject(2, owner.getUpdatedAt());
                 ps.setObject(3, owner.getId());
                 return ps;
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/at/ac/tuwien/sepm/assignment/individual/util/Validator.java b/backend/src/main/java/at/ac/tuwien/sepm/assignment/individual/util/Validator.java
index 2ab9e1f..020be02 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/at/ac/tuwien/sepm/assignment/individual/util/Validator.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/at/ac/tuwien/sepm/assignment/individual/util/Validator.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class Validator {
         if(owner.getId() == null || owner.getId() == 0) {
             throw new ValidationException("Owner Id cannot be null or 0");
         }
-        if(owner.getName() == null || owner.getName().isEmpty()) {
+        if(owner.getName() == null || owner.getName().isEmpty() || owner.getName().isBlank()) {
             throw new ValidationException("Required value for owner missing: name");
         }
     }
diff --git a/frontend/wendys-friends/src/app/component/add-owner/add-owner.component.html b/frontend/wendys-friends/src/app/component/add-owner/add-owner.component.html
index fd4662c..0532fbc 100644
--- a/frontend/wendys-friends/src/app/component/add-owner/add-owner.component.html
+++ b/frontend/wendys-friends/src/app/component/add-owner/add-owner.component.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <form (ngSubmit)="addOwner()" #ownerForm="ngForm">
     <div class="form-group">
       <label for="name">Name</label>
-      <input type="text" class="form-control" name="name" [(ngModel)]="owner.name" pattern="\s*\S+.*" required>
+      <input type="text" class="form-control" name="name" [(ngModel)]="owner.name" pattern="\S+.*" required>
     </div>
 
     <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success" [disabled]="!ownerForm.form.valid" (submit)="addOwner()">Submit</button>
diff --git a/frontend/wendys-friends/src/app/component/update-owner/update-owner.component.html b/frontend/wendys-friends/src/app/component/update-owner/update-owner.component.html
index 39b6f41..d9a41b0 100644
--- a/frontend/wendys-friends/src/app/component/update-owner/update-owner.component.html
+++ b/frontend/wendys-friends/src/app/component/update-owner/update-owner.component.html
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 <div *ngIf="error" class="alert alert-danger alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
-    <strong>Error! </strong> {{ errorMessage }}
-    <button type="button" (click)="vanishError()" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close">
-      <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
-    </button>
-  </div>
+  <strong>Error! </strong> {{ errorMessage }}
+  <button type="button" (click)="vanishError()" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close">
+    <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
+  </button>
+</div>
 
-  <div *ngIf="success" class="alert alert-success alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
-    <p><strong>Success! </strong> Owner {{ success }} has been successfully updated. </p>
-    <button type="button" (click)="vanishAlert()" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close">
-      <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
-    </button>
-  </div>
+<div *ngIf="success" class="alert alert-success alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
+  <p><strong>Success! </strong> Owner {{ success }} has been successfully updated. </p>
+  <button type="button" (click)="vanishAlert()" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close">
+    <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
+  </button>
+</div>
 
-  <div class="container">
-    <h1>Update owner</h1>
-    <form (ngSubmit)="updateOwner()" #ownerForm="ngForm">
-      <div class="form-group">
-        <label for="name">Name</label>
-        <input type="text" class="form-control" name="name" [(ngModel)]="owner.name" required>
-      </div>
+<div class="container">
+  <h1>Update owner</h1>
+  <form (ngSubmit)="updateOwner()" #ownerForm="ngForm">
+    <div class="form-group">
+      <label for="name">Name</label>
+      <input type="text" class="form-control" name="name" pattern="\S+.*" [(ngModel)]="owner.name" required>
+    </div>
 
-      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success float-left" [disabled]="!ownerForm.form.valid" (submit)="updateOwner()">Submit</button>
-      <a class="btn btn-light float-right" href="owner">Cancel</a>
-    </form>
-  </div>
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+    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success float-left" [disabled]="!ownerForm.form.valid" (submit)="updateOwner()">Submit</button>
+    <a class="btn btn-light float-right" href="owner">Cancel</a>
+  </form>
+</div>