diff --git a/lua/easytables/import.lua b/lua/easytables/import.lua
index aaeae2e..ac449c2 100644
--- a/lua/easytables/import.lua
+++ b/lua/easytables/import.lua
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ local function extract_table(
             table[#table + 1] = {}
 
             for content in string.gmatch(line, "[^" .. o.options.export.markdown.characters.vertical .. "]+") do
-                table[#table][#table[#table] + 1] = content
+                table[#table][#table[#table] + 1] = string.gsub(content, '^%s*(.-)%s*$', '%1')
             end
         end
     end
diff --git a/lua/easytables/init.lua b/lua/easytables/init.lua
index 3ec6e28..08d5b05 100644
--- a/lua/easytables/init.lua
+++ b/lua/easytables/init.lua
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ local function setup(options)
                 return
             end
 
-            print(vim.inspect(start_row), vim.inspect(end_row))
-
             local raw_table = import.extract_table(buffer, start_row, end_row)
-            print(vim.inspect(raw_table))
 
             local markdown_table = table:import(raw_table)