diff --git a/src/tera/ergo.rs b/src/tera/ergo.rs
index a029a7b..317f008 100644
--- a/src/tera/ergo.rs
+++ b/src/tera/ergo.rs
@@ -209,10 +209,12 @@ async fn new_thirty(
     if let Err(e) = data.proof.move_copy_to(file_path).await {
         eprintln!("Failed to persist file: {:?}", e);
     }
+    
+    let result = data.result.trim_start_matches(|c| c == '0' || c == ' ');
 
     sqlx::query!(
         "UPDATE user SET dirty_thirty = ? where id = ?",
-        data.result,
+        result,
         data.user
     )
     .execute(db.inner())
@@ -253,10 +255,11 @@ async fn new_dozen(
     if let Err(e) = data.proof.move_copy_to(file_path).await {
         eprintln!("Failed to persist file: {:?}", e);
     }
+    let result = data.result.trim_start_matches(|c| c == '0' || c == ' ');
 
     sqlx::query!(
         "UPDATE user SET dirty_dozen = ? where id = ?",
-        data.result,
+        result,
         data.user
     )
     .execute(db.inner())