diff --git a/src/eq_schema/builders/routing2/newRoutingDestination/index.js b/src/eq_schema/builders/routing2/newRoutingDestination/index.js
index 60f1759e..73ce773c 100644
--- a/src/eq_schema/builders/routing2/newRoutingDestination/index.js
+++ b/src/eq_schema/builders/routing2/newRoutingDestination/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const getOptionsFromQuestionaire = (questionnaire) => {
 const getOptionValues = (optionIds, questionnaire) => {
   const options = getOptionsFromQuestionaire(questionnaire);
 
-  const optionResults = optionIds.map((id) => filter(options, { id })[0].label);
+  const optionResults = optionIds.map((id) => filter(options, { id })[0].label.replace(/\s+$/, ''));
 
   if (optionResults === undefined || optionResults.length < 0) {
     return null;
diff --git a/src/eq_schema/schema/Answer/index.js b/src/eq_schema/schema/Answer/index.js
index 3da69770..004df696 100644
--- a/src/eq_schema/schema/Answer/index.js
+++ b/src/eq_schema/schema/Answer/index.js
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class Answer {
         id: `answer${additionalAnswer.id}`,
         mandatory: properties.required,
       };
-
+      option.detail_answer.label = option.detail_answer.label.replace(/\s+$/, '');
       if (ctx.questionnaireJson.dataVersion !== "3") {
         if (additionalAnswer.qCode && type !== "Checkbox") {
           option.detail_answer.q_code = additionalAnswer.qCode.replace(/\s+$/, '');
diff --git a/src/eq_schema/schema/Question/index.test.js b/src/eq_schema/schema/Question/index.test.js
index 4e7c0ead..81d2e8b0 100644
--- a/src/eq_schema/schema/Question/index.test.js
+++ b/src/eq_schema/schema/Question/index.test.js
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ describe("Question", () => {
               additionalAnswer: {
                 id: "3",
                 type: "TextField",
+                label: "please describe",
                 properties: { required: true },
               },
             },