diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index b3bfe57f..e4b28af4 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -252,10 +252,11 @@ export function extractChatHistory(memoryVariables: MemoryVariables): [string, s
 }
 
 export function processVariableName(variableName: string): string {
+  variableName = variableName.trim();
   // Check if the variable name is enclosed in double brackets indicating it's a note
   if (variableName.startsWith('[[') && variableName.endsWith(']]')) {
     // It's a note, so we remove the brackets and append '.md'
-    return `${variableName.slice(2, -2)}.md`;
+    return `${variableName.slice(2, -2).trim()}.md`;
   }
   // It's a path, so we just return it as is
   return variableName;
diff --git a/tests/utils.test.ts b/tests/utils.test.ts
index 128c8092..cc09f2f0 100644
--- a/tests/utils.test.ts
+++ b/tests/utils.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as Obsidian from 'obsidian';
-import { getNotesFromPath, isFolderMatch } from '../src/utils';
+import { getNotesFromPath, isFolderMatch, processVariableName } from '../src/utils';
 
 
 describe('isFolderMatch', () => {
@@ -94,4 +94,51 @@ describe('getNotesFromPath', () => {
     const files = await getNotesFromPath(vault, '');
     expect(files).toEqual([]);
   });
+
+  describe('processVariableName', () => {
+    it('should return the note md filename', () => {
+      const variableName = processVariableName('[[test]]');
+      expect(variableName).toEqual('test.md');
+    });
+
+    it('should return the note md filename with extra spaces 1', () => {
+      const variableName = processVariableName(' [[  test]]');
+      expect(variableName).toEqual('test.md');
+    });
+
+    it('should return the note md filename with extra spaces 2', () => {
+      const variableName = processVariableName('[[ test   ]] ');
+      expect(variableName).toEqual('test.md');
+    });
+
+    it('should return the note md filename with extra spaces 2', () => {
+      const variableName = processVariableName(' [[ test note   ]] ');
+      expect(variableName).toEqual('test note.md');
+    });
+
+    it('should return the note md filename with extra spaces 2', () => {
+      const variableName = processVariableName(' [[    test_note note   ]] ');
+      expect(variableName).toEqual('test_note note.md');
+    });
+
+    it('should return folder path with leading slash', () => {
+      const variableName = processVariableName('/testfolder');
+      expect(variableName).toEqual('/testfolder');
+    });
+
+    it('should return folder path without slash', () => {
+      const variableName = processVariableName('testfolder');
+      expect(variableName).toEqual('testfolder');
+    });
+
+    it('should return folder path with trailing slash', () => {
+      const variableName = processVariableName('testfolder/');
+      expect(variableName).toEqual('testfolder/');
+    });
+
+    it('should return folder path with leading spaces', () => {
+      const variableName = processVariableName('  testfolder ');
+      expect(variableName).toEqual('testfolder');
+    });
+  });
 });