diff --git a/src/app/account/auth/auth.modal.ts b/src/app/account/auth/auth.modal.ts
index 70af2b4c07e00bbbaaebd3d3166d881470473d6b..5b2b3ebf1079daee4f1c4a6cc99aea68ff66674f 100644
--- a/src/app/account/auth/auth.modal.ts
+++ b/src/app/account/auth/auth.modal.ts
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ export class AuthModal implements OnInit, AuthModalOptions {
 
     try {
       data = data || this.form.value;
-      data.v2.mnemonic = data.v2.mnemonic.trim();
 
       // Disable the form
       this.form.disable();
 
       if (this.loginMethod === 'v2') {
+        data.v2.mnemonic = data.v2.mnemonic.trim();
         if (data.v2.mnemonic.includes('//')) {
           const account = await this.accountService.addAccount(data);
           return this.modalCtrl.dismiss(account, <AuthModalRole>'VALIDATE');