diff --git a/scripts/import_customers_from_ivt.php b/scripts/import_customers_from_ivt.php
index 412fde4ab..5a5ba6734 100644
--- a/scripts/import_customers_from_ivt.php
+++ b/scripts/import_customers_from_ivt.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ foreach(IvtCustomerModel::getAll() as $cust) {
     continue;
   }
   foreach(['deleted', 'deletet', 'deleded', 'delete'] as $word) {
-    if(strtolower($cust->company) == $word || strtolower($cust->surname) == $word || strtolower($cust->firstname) == $word) {
+    if(strtolower(trim($cust->company)) == $word || strtolower(trim($cust->surname)) == $word || strtolower(trim($cust->firstname)) == $word) {
       continue 2;
     }
   }