diff --git a/admin-frontend/src/services/__tests__/apiService.spec.ts b/admin-frontend/src/services/__tests__/apiService.spec.ts
index 4539bd33..5f4a0aca 100644
--- a/admin-frontend/src/services/__tests__/apiService.spec.ts
+++ b/admin-frontend/src/services/__tests__/apiService.spec.ts
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ describe('ApiService', () => {
       it('returns a promise that eventually resolves', async () => {
         const payload: any = {
           title: 'test',
-          describe: 'test',
+          description: 'test',
           status: 'PUBLISHED',
           expires_on: '2021-12-31',
           active_on: '2021-12-31',
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ describe('ApiService', () => {
   describe('updateAnnouncements', () => {
     describe('when the API request to the backend is successful', () => {
       it('returns a promise that eventually resolves', async () => {
-        const payload: any = { title: 'test' };
+        const payload: any = { title: 'test', description: 'test' };
         const mockResponse = {
           data: {},
           status: 201,
diff --git a/admin-frontend/src/services/apiService.ts b/admin-frontend/src/services/apiService.ts
index 59cb1567..69273874 100644
--- a/admin-frontend/src/services/apiService.ts
+++ b/admin-frontend/src/services/apiService.ts
@@ -519,8 +519,8 @@ export default {
 
 const buildFormData = (data: AnnouncementFormValue) => {
   const formData = new FormData();
-  formData.append('title', data.title);
-  formData.append('description', data.description);
+  formData.append('title', data.title.trim());
+  formData.append('description', data.description.trim());
   formData.append('status', data.status);
   if (data.active_on) {
     formData.append('active_on', data.active_on);
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ const buildFormData = (data: AnnouncementFormValue) => {
     formData.append('expires_on', data.expires_on);
   }
   if (data.linkUrl && data.linkDisplayName) {
-    formData.append('linkUrl', data.linkUrl);
+    formData.append('linkUrl', data.linkUrl.trim());
     formData.append('linkDisplayName', data.linkDisplayName);
   }
 
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ const buildFormData = (data: AnnouncementFormValue) => {
   }
 
   if (data.fileDisplayName) {
-    formData.append('fileDisplayName', data.fileDisplayName);
+    formData.append('fileDisplayName', data.fileDisplayName.trim());
   }
 
   if (data.attachmentId) {