diff --git a/.github/issue_template.md b/.github/issue_template.md
index a925a6d..58f5074 100644
--- a/.github/issue_template.md
+++ b/.github/issue_template.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ((Note: Please write in English))
+
 ((Short description of the issue in issue title))
 
 (Description of the issue)
@@ -23,4 +24,10 @@
 
 ### PHP version
 
-(PHP-version you encountered the issue with)
\ No newline at end of file
+(PHP-version you encountered the issue with)
+
+### SWS File
+
+((Note: You cannot upload sws-files directly. Please zip it first))
+
+(link to download of your wrong sws-file)
diff --git a/src/Sws.php b/src/Sws.php
index fdc02b9..a4c0a9e 100644
--- a/src/Sws.php
+++ b/src/Sws.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use JeroenED\Libpairtwo\Models\Sws as SwsModel;
 use JeroenED\Libpairtwo\Enums\TournamentSystem;
 use DateTime;
 
+
 /**
  * This class reads a SWS file
  *
@@ -519,10 +520,11 @@ class Sws extends SwsModel
     {
         switch ($type) {
             case 'String':
-                if (trim($data) == '') {
+                $data = trim($data);
+                if ($data == '') {
                     return (is_null($default)) ? '' : $default;
                 }
-                return trim($data);
+                return $data;
                 break;
             case 'Hex':
             case 'Int':