diff --git a/prep.py b/prep.py
index 592e072..03633dc 100755
--- a/prep.py
+++ b/prep.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DAYS_EN = ["MON ", "TUE", "WED", "THU", "FRI", "SAT", "SUN"]
 def load_events(csv_path:str) -> list[dict]:
     events = []
     with open(csv_path) as csv_file:
-        csv_reader = csv.reader(csv_file)
+        csv_reader = csv.reader(csv_file, skipinitialspace=True)
         next(csv_reader, None)
         for event in csv_reader:
             event_date = event[0]