diff --git a/mastodon/status.go b/mastodon/status.go
index 806eb6c..38a713b 100644
--- a/mastodon/status.go
+++ b/mastodon/status.go
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func (c *Client) TrueRemoteTimeline(ctx context.Context, instance string, instan
 	var publicstatuses []*Status
 	var instanceParams []string
 	instanceParams = strings.Split(instance, ":")[1:]
-	instance = strings.Split(instance, ":")[0]
+	instance = strings.TrimSpace(strings.Split(instance, ":")[0])
 	params := url.Values{}
 	params.Set("local", "true")