diff --git a/api-gateway/build.gradle b/api-gateway/build.gradle
index 6aa56f5518..89ecb63361 100644
--- a/api-gateway/build.gradle
+++ b/api-gateway/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf'
 
   // Spring Cloud
-  implementation 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-gateway:4.1.2'
+  implementation 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-gateway:4.1.3'
   if (osdetector.classifier == "osx-aarch_64") {
     // Fix MacOS error: Unable to load io.netty.resolver.dns.macos.MacOSDnsServerAddressStreamProvider,
     // which may result in incorrect DNS resolutions.
diff --git a/domain-cc/cc-app/src/python_src/util/lookup_table.py b/domain-cc/cc-app/src/python_src/util/lookup_table.py
index 1199d81eac..f6adbe10cd 100644
--- a/domain-cc/cc-app/src/python_src/util/lookup_table.py
+++ b/domain-cc/cc-app/src/python_src/util/lookup_table.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def get_v1_lookup_table(filepath: str, input_key: str, output_key: str) -> dict:
                 try:
                     text_to_convert = int(csv_line[input_key])
                 except ValueError:
-                    text_to_convert = csv_line[input_key].lower()
+                    text_to_convert = csv_line[input_key].strip().lower()
                 classification_code = int(csv_line[output_key])
                 classification_code_mappings[text_to_convert] = classification_code
             except KeyError:
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def get_lookup_table(
                 for row in csv_reader:
                     for k in v2_input_key:
                         if row[k] and row[v2_output_key]:
-                            classification_code_mappings[row[k].lower()] = int(
+                            classification_code_mappings[row[k].strip().lower()] = int(
                                 row[v2_output_key]
                             )
         # raises exception if dropdown_v2_filepath is None (only create DC LUT)
diff --git a/domain-cc/cc-app/tests/test_condition_dropdown_lookup.py b/domain-cc/cc-app/tests/test_condition_dropdown_lookup.py
index 884779c138..cb6558362a 100644
--- a/domain-cc/cc-app/tests/test_condition_dropdown_lookup.py
+++ b/domain-cc/cc-app/tests/test_condition_dropdown_lookup.py
@@ -119,3 +119,17 @@ def test_new_dropdown_list(client: TestClient):
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert response.json()["classification_code"] == 9007
     assert response.json()["classification_name"] == "Neurological other System"
+
+
+def test_whitespace_removal(client: TestClient):
+    json_post_dict = {
+        "diagnostic_code": 7,
+        "claim_id": 700,
+        "form526_submission_id": 777,
+        "claim_type": "new",
+        "contention_text": "pharyngeal cancer (throat cancer) ",
+    }
+    response = client.post("/classifier", json=json_post_dict)
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json()["classification_code"] == 1230
+    assert response.json()["classification_name"] == "Cancer - Respiratory"