diff --git a/geomagio/webservice/data.py b/geomagio/webservice/data.py
index 958d2126cdc6fb3e179081def01eef05cdd26d95..8abc9805a7854149e98359fdeed05d83f8c65e65 100644
--- a/geomagio/webservice/data.py
+++ b/geomagio/webservice/data.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def parse_query(query):
     if len(elements) == 0:
         elements = DEFAULT_ELEMENTS
     if len(elements) == 1 and "," in elements[0]:
-        elements = [e.trim() for e in elements[0].split(",")]
+        elements = [e.strip() for e in elements[0].split(",")]
     if not starttime:
         now = datetime.now()
         starttime = UTCDateTime(year=now.year, month=now.month, day=now.day)