diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d6dfd2c..1d4dabb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "arge",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.1.3",
   "description": "A simple utility to parse command line arguments and flags",
   "keywords": [
     "argv",
diff --git a/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 8bb901a..fab40cb 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ describe('arge', () => {
   it('trims spaces between keys and values', () => {
     const argv = [
       ...baseArgs,
-      '-f ',
-      '--dry-run ',
-      '--mode =   development',
-      '--test = false',
-      '--retries  =   100',
+      '  -f ',
+      '   --dry-run ',
+      '    --mode =   development',
+      '      --test = false',
+      '       --retries  =   100',
     ]
 
     expect(arge(argv)).toEqual({
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 1b03df2..62e3c41 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const arge = (
     : args
   ).reduce((acc, curr) => {
     const [k, v = 'true'] = curr.split('=')
-    let key = k.replace(/^-+/, '')
+    let key = k.trim().replace(/^-+/, '')
 
     key = options.camelCaseKeys
       ? key.replace(/-([a-z])/g, g => g[1].toUpperCase())