diff --git a/mongoose.h b/mongoose.h
index 2994c2ce..131cefc4 100644
--- a/mongoose.h
+++ b/mongoose.h
@@ -3250,7 +3250,7 @@ static inline bool mg_parse_field(struct mg_str json, struct mg_field *f,
   } else if (f->type == MG_VAL_DBL) {
     ok = mg_json_get_num(json, "$", &val->d);
   } else if (f->type == MG_VAL_STR) {
-    val->s = trimq(json);
+    val->s = json;
   } else if (f->type == MG_VAL_FN) {
     val->s = json;
   }
diff --git a/src/dash.h b/src/dash.h
index 40b112bf..b09e3097 100644
--- a/src/dash.h
+++ b/src/dash.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static inline bool mg_parse_field(struct mg_str json, struct mg_field *f,
   } else if (f->type == MG_VAL_DBL) {
     ok = mg_json_get_num(json, "$", &val->d);
   } else if (f->type == MG_VAL_STR) {
-    val->s = trimq(json);
+    val->s = json;
   } else if (f->type == MG_VAL_FN) {
     val->s = json;
   }
diff --git a/tutorials/device-dashboard/settings-panel/server.c b/tutorials/device-dashboard/settings-panel/server.c
index 0e418228..b9bb9f37 100644
--- a/tutorials/device-dashboard/settings-panel/server.c
+++ b/tutorials/device-dashboard/settings-panel/server.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static void location_get(union mg_val *val) {
   val->s = mg_str(s_location);
 }
 static void location_set(const union mg_val *val) {
-  mg_json_unescape(val->s, s_location, sizeof(s_location));
+  mg_json_unescape(val->s, "$", s_location, sizeof(s_location));
 }
 
 static void threshold_get(union mg_val *val) {