diff --git a/src/sst/__init__.py b/src/sst/__init__.py
index b719628..e8de868 100644
--- a/src/sst/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sst/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #
 
 
-__version__ = '0.2.8dev-3'
+__version__ = '0.2.8dev-4'
 
 DEVSERVER_PORT = 8120  # django devserver for internal acceptance tests
 
diff --git a/src/sst/actions.py b/src/sst/actions.py
index 8906c0a..6cd3e61 100644
--- a/src/sst/actions.py
+++ b/src/sst/actions.py
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ def set_dropdown_value(id_or_elem, text=None, value=None):
                                           text or value))
     if text and not value:
         for element in elem.find_elements_by_tag_name('option'):
-            if element.text == text:
+            if element.text.strip() == text:
                 element.click()
                 return
         msg = 'The following option could not be found in the list: %r' % text