diff --git a/frontend/webadmin/modules/uicommonweb/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/ui/uicommonweb/models/templates/ImportTemplatesModel.java b/frontend/webadmin/modules/uicommonweb/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/ui/uicommonweb/models/templates/ImportTemplatesModel.java
index 7c2a015b202..c76d4ad44af 100644
--- a/frontend/webadmin/modules/uicommonweb/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/ui/uicommonweb/models/templates/ImportTemplatesModel.java
+++ b/frontend/webadmin/modules/uicommonweb/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/ui/uicommonweb/models/templates/ImportTemplatesModel.java
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ public ImportVmModel getSpecificImportModel() {
                 break;
             case OVA:
                 importFromOvaModel.init(templates, getDataCenters().getSelectedItem().getId());
-                importFromOvaModel.setIsoName(getOvaPath().getEntity());
+                String ovaPathEntity = getOvaPath().getEntity();
+                importFromOvaModel.setIsoName(ovaPathEntity == null ? null : ovaPathEntity.trim());
                 importFromOvaModel.setHostId(getHosts().getSelectedItem().getId());
                 importFromOvaModel.setTemplateNameToOva(getTemplateNameToOva());
                 selectedImportVmModel = importFromOvaModel;
diff --git a/frontend/webadmin/modules/uicommonweb/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/ui/uicommonweb/models/vms/ImportVmsModel.java b/frontend/webadmin/modules/uicommonweb/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/ui/uicommonweb/models/vms/ImportVmsModel.java
index 0c44727f6fd..2fbb5f7e640 100644
--- a/frontend/webadmin/modules/uicommonweb/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/ui/uicommonweb/models/vms/ImportVmsModel.java
+++ b/frontend/webadmin/modules/uicommonweb/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/ui/uicommonweb/models/vms/ImportVmsModel.java
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ public ImportVmModel getSpecificImportModel(boolean vmsToImportHaveFullInfo) {
                 break;
             case OVA:
                 importFromOvaModel.init(getVmsToImport(), getDataCenters().getSelectedItem().getId());
-                importFromOvaModel.setIsoName(getOvaPath().getEntity());
+                String ovaPathEntity = getOvaPath().getEntity();
+                importFromOvaModel.setIsoName(ovaPathEntity == null ? null : ovaPathEntity.trim());
                 importFromOvaModel.setHostId(getHosts().getSelectedItem().getId());
                 importFromOvaModel.setVmNameToOva(getVmNameToOva());
                 selectedImportVmModel = importFromOvaModel;