diff --git a/jquery.smoothState.js b/jquery.smoothState.js
index 14ce99c..e5135e2 100644
--- a/jquery.smoothState.js
+++ b/jquery.smoothState.js
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
             getContentById: function (id, $html) {
                 $html = ($html instanceof jQuery) ? $html : utility.htmlDoc($html);
                 var $insideElem         = $html.find(id),
-                    updatedContainer    = ($insideElem.length) ? $insideElem.html() : $html.filter(id).html(),
+                    updatedContainer    = ($insideElem.length) ? $.trim($insideElem.html()) : $html.filter(id).html(),
                     newContent          = (updatedContainer.length) ? $(updatedContainer) : null;
                 return newContent;
             },
@@ -565,4 +565,4 @@
     /** Defines the smoothState plugin */
     $.fn.smoothState = declareSmoothState;
 
-})(jQuery, window, document);
\ No newline at end of file
+})(jQuery, window, document);