diff --git a/web/pgadmin/__init__.py b/web/pgadmin/__init__.py
index 0b5273504..890aff51b 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/__init__.py
+++ b/web/pgadmin/__init__.py
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ def create_app(app_name=config.APP_NAME):
     """Create the Flask application, startup logging and dynamically load
     additional modules (blueprints) that are found in this directory."""
     app = PgAdmin(__name__, static_url_path='/static')
+    # Removes unwanted whitespace from render_template function
+    app.jinja_env.trim_blocks = True
     app.config.from_object(config)
 
     ##########################################################################