diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Repository/ThemeRepository.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Repository/ThemeRepository.cs
index 5a92e413..c555580b 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Repository/ThemeRepository.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Repository/ThemeRepository.cs
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ namespace Oqtane.Repository
                         {
                             foreach (var assembly in theme.Dependencies.Replace(".dll", "").Split(',', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).Reverse())
                             {
-                                if (!serverState.Assemblies.Contains(assembly))
+                                if (!serverState.Assemblies.Contains(assembly.Trim()))
                                 {
-                                    serverState.Assemblies.Insert(0, assembly);
+                                    serverState.Assemblies.Insert(0, assembly.Trim());
                                 }
                             }
                         }