diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 510c1ee..4f51c0c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "workbench",
-  "version": "1.7.1",
+  "version": "1.7.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "workbench",
-      "version": "1.7.1",
+      "version": "1.7.2",
       "dependencies": {
         "@mozilla/readability": "^0.3.0",
         "buffer": "^6.0.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9dddb41..9a1c11d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "@types/mozilla-readability": "^0.2.0",
     "@types/turndown": "^5.0.1"
   },
-  "version": "1.7.1",
+  "version": "1.7.2",
   "samepage": {
     "extends": "node_modules/roamjs-components/package.json"
   }
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index 6628081..0aea5dd 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
 
 import getBlockUidsAndTextsReferencingPage from "roamjs-components/queries/getBlockUidsAndTextsReferencingPage";
 
+const normalizeSpaces = (value: string) =>
+  value.replace(/[\u200B\u200C\u200D\uFEFF]/gu, "").replace(/\s+/gu, " ");
+
 export const get = (settingName: string) => {
   let customTrigger = getBlockUidsAndTextsReferencingPage("42Setting");
-  var result = null;
+  let result = null;
+
   for (let s of customTrigger) {
-    if (s.text.includes(settingName)) {
-      result = s.text
+    const normalizedText = normalizeSpaces(s.text);
+    if (normalizedText.includes(settingName)) {
+      result = normalizedText
         .replace("#42Setting ", "")
         .replace("#[[42Setting]] ", "")
         .replace("[[42Setting]] ", "")