diff --git a/code/modules/cargo/console.dm b/code/modules/cargo/console.dm
index 15117c1cbb..7926cfc34d 100644
--- a/code/modules/cargo/console.dm
+++ b/code/modules/cargo/console.dm
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 
 			var/reason = ""
 			if(requestonly)
-				reason = input("Reason:", name, "") as text|null
+				reason = stripped_input("Reason:", name, "")
 				if(isnull(reason) || ..())
 					return