Index: lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java
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diff -u -r18ffef3eac77674c112b895ca5bb1963a399c340 -r8ec857476e891685046cce9498541644640646f0
--- lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java	(.../ScratchieServiceImpl.java)	(revision 18ffef3eac77674c112b895ca5bb1963a399c340)
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java	(.../ScratchieServiceImpl.java)	(revision 8ec857476e891685046cce9498541644640646f0)
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@
 	    }
 	}
 
-	return presetMarks.split(",");
+	//remove all white spaces and split the settings around matches of ","
+	return presetMarks.replaceAll("\\s+","").split(",");
     }
 
     @Override