diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/entity-services/dictionary.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/entity-services/dictionary.service.ts
index d9bef3fa8..17fec0d6d 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/entity-services/dictionary.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/entity-services/dictionary.service.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export class DictionaryService extends EntitiesService<IDictionary, Dictionary>
         dictionaryEntryType = DictionaryEntryTypes.ENTRY,
     ) {
         const entriesToAdd: Array<string> = [];
+        entries = entries.map(e => e.trim());
         const initialEntriesSet = new Set(initialEntries);
         let hasInvalidRows = false;
         for (let i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/assets/config/config.json b/apps/red-ui/src/assets/config/config.json
index 830a385a0..6db60fee3 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/assets/config/config.json
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/assets/config/config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "ADMIN_CONTACT_NAME": null,
   "ADMIN_CONTACT_URL": null,
-  "API_URL": "https://basf.redactmanager.com/redaction-gateway-v1",
+  "API_URL": "https://red-staging.iqser.cloud/redaction-gateway-v1",
   "APP_NAME": "RedactManager",
   "AUTO_READ_TIME": 3,
   "BACKEND_APP_VERSION": "4.4.40",
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "MAX_RETRIES_ON_SERVER_ERROR": 3,
   "OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "redaction",
   "OAUTH_IDP_HINT": null,
-  "OAUTH_URL": "https://basf.redactmanager.com/auth/realms/redaction",
+  "OAUTH_URL": "https://red-staging.iqser.cloud/auth/realms/redaction",
   "RECENT_PERIOD_IN_HOURS": 24,
   "SELECTION_MODE": "structural",
   "MANUAL_BASE_URL": "https://docs.redactmanager.com/preview",