diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6760584..a42c999 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -495,8 +496,8 @@ func postPlayerTrack(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	id := mux.Vars(r)["id"]
-	authCode := r.Form.Get("authcode")
-	shareCode := r.Form.Get("sharecode")
+	authCode := strings.TrimSpace(r.Form.Get("authcode"))
+	shareCode := strings.TrimSpace(r.Form.Get("sharecode"))
 
 	if id == "" || authCode == "" || !utils.AuthCodeRegEx.MatchString(authCode) {
 		log.Infof("[PPT] invalid arguments: %+v, %+v, %+v", id, authCode, shareCode)
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@ func postPlayerTrack(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
 			return
 		case utils.SharecodeNoMatchError:
-			log.Infof("[PPT] shareCode provided for player %s is invalid: %v", id, e)
+			log.Infof("[PPT] shareCode provided for player %s (%s) is invalid: %v", id, shareCode, e)
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusPreconditionFailed)
 			return
 		default: