diff --git a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/browse/origin-save.js b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/browse/origin-save.js
index 73292262..bc1766e3 100644
--- a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/browse/origin-save.js
+++ b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/browse/origin-save.js
@@ -1,267 +1,270 @@
 /**
  * Copyright (C) 2018-2019  The Software Heritage developers
  * See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
  * License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
  * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
  */
 
 import {handleFetchError, csrfPost, isGitRepoUrl, removeUrlFragment} from 'utils/functions';
 import {validate} from 'validate.js';
 
 let saveRequestsTable;
 
 function originSaveRequest(originType, originUrl,
                            acceptedCallback, pendingCallback, errorCallback) {
   let addSaveOriginRequestUrl = Urls.browse_origin_save_request(originType, originUrl);
   let grecaptchaData = {};
   if (swh.webapp.isReCaptchaActivated()) {
     grecaptchaData['g-recaptcha-response'] = grecaptcha.getResponse();
   }
   let headers = {
     'Accept': 'application/json',
     'Content-Type': 'application/json'
   };
   let body = JSON.stringify(grecaptchaData);
   $('.swh-processing-save-request').css('display', 'block');
   csrfPost(addSaveOriginRequestUrl, headers, body)
     .then(handleFetchError)
     .then(response => response.json())
     .then(data => {
       $('.swh-processing-save-request').css('display', 'none');
       if (data.save_request_status === 'accepted') {
         acceptedCallback();
       } else {
         pendingCallback();
       }
       if (swh.webapp.isReCaptchaActivated()) {
         grecaptcha.reset();
       }
     })
     .catch(response => {
       $('.swh-processing-save-request').css('display', 'none');
       if (response.status === 403) {
         errorCallback();
       }
       if (swh.webapp.isReCaptchaActivated()) {
         grecaptcha.reset();
       }
     });
 }
 
 export function initOriginSave() {
 
   $(document).ready(() => {
 
     $.fn.dataTable.ext.errMode = 'none';
 
     fetch(Urls.browse_origin_save_types_list())
       .then(response => response.json())
       .then(data => {
         for (let originType of data) {
           $('#swh-input-origin-type').append(`<option value="${originType}">${originType}</option>`);
         }
       });
 
     saveRequestsTable = $('#swh-origin-save-requests')
       .on('error.dt', (e, settings, techNote, message) => {
         $('#swh-origin-save-request-list-error').text('An error occurred while retrieving the save requests list');
         console.log(message);
       })
       .DataTable({
         serverSide: true,
         ajax: Urls.browse_origin_save_requests_list('all'),
         columns: [
           {
             data: 'save_request_date',
             name: 'request_date',
             render: (data, type, row) => {
               if (type === 'display') {
                 let date = new Date(data);
                 return date.toLocaleString();
               }
               return data;
             }
           },
           {
             data: 'origin_type',
             name: 'origin_type'
 
           },
           {
             data: 'origin_url',
             name: 'origin_url',
             render: (data, type, row) => {
               if (type === 'display') {
                 return `<a href="${data}">${data}</a>`;
               }
               return data;
             }
           },
           {
             data: 'save_request_status',
             name: 'status'
           },
           {
             data: 'save_task_status',
             name: 'loading_task_status',
             render: (data, type, row) => {
               if (data === 'succeed') {
                 let browseOriginUrl = Urls.browse_origin(row.origin_url);
                 if (row.visit_date) {
                   browseOriginUrl += `visit/${row.visit_date}/`;
                 }
                 return `<a href="${browseOriginUrl}">${data}</a>`;
               }
               return data;
             }
           }
         ],
         scrollY: '50vh',
         scrollCollapse: true,
         order: [[0, 'desc']]
       });
 
     $('#swh-origin-save-requests-list-tab').on('shown.bs.tab', () => {
       saveRequestsTable.draw();
       window.location.hash = '#requests';
     });
 
     $('#swh-origin-save-request-create-tab').on('shown.bs.tab', () => {
       removeUrlFragment();
     });
 
     let saveRequestAcceptedAlert =
       `<div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">
         The "save code now" request has been accepted and will be processed as soon as possible.
       </div>`;
 
     let saveRequestPendingAlert =
       `<div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">
         The "save code now" request has been put in pending state and may be accepted for processing after manual review.
       </div>`;
 
     let saveRequestRejectedAlert =
       `<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
         The "save code now" request has been rejected because the reCAPTCHA could not be validated or the provided origin url is blacklisted.
       </div>`;
 
     $('#swh-save-origin-form').submit(event => {
       event.preventDefault();
       event.stopPropagation();
       $('.alert').alert('close');
       if (event.target.checkValidity()) {
         $(event.target).removeClass('was-validated');
         let originType = $('#swh-input-origin-type').val();
         let originUrl = $('#swh-input-origin-url').val();
 
         originSaveRequest(originType, originUrl,
                           () => $('#swh-origin-save-request-status').html(saveRequestAcceptedAlert),
                           () => $('#swh-origin-save-request-status').html(saveRequestPendingAlert),
                           () => {
                             $('#swh-origin-save-request-status').css('color', 'red');
                             $('#swh-origin-save-request-status').html(saveRequestRejectedAlert);
                           });
       } else {
         $(event.target).addClass('was-validated');
       }
     });
 
     $('#swh-show-origin-save-requests-list').on('click', (event) => {
       event.preventDefault();
       $('.nav-tabs a[href="#swh-origin-save-requests-list"]').tab('show');
     });
 
     $('#swh-input-origin-url').on('input', function(event) {
       let originUrl = $(this).val().trim();
       $(this).val(originUrl);
       $('#swh-input-origin-type option').each(function() {
         let val = $(this).val();
         if (val && originUrl.includes(val)) {
           $(this).prop('selected', true);
         }
       });
     });
 
     if (window.location.hash === '#requests') {
       $('.nav-tabs a[href="#swh-origin-save-requests-list"]').tab('show');
     }
 
   });
 
 }
 
 export function validateSaveOriginUrl(input) {
-  let validUrl = validate({website: input.value}, {
+  let originUrl = input.value.trim();
+  let validUrl = validate({website: originUrl}, {
     website: {
       url: {
         schemes: ['http', 'https', 'svn', 'git']
       }
     }
   }) === undefined;
   let originType = $('#swh-input-origin-type').val();
   if (originType === 'git' && validUrl) {
     // additional checks for well known code hosting providers
-    let githubIdx = input.value.indexOf('://github.com');
-    let gitlabIdx = input.value.indexOf('://gitlab.');
-    let gitSfIdx = input.value.indexOf('://git.code.sf.net');
-    let bitbucketIdx = input.value.indexOf('://bitbucket.org');
+    let githubIdx = originUrl.indexOf('://github.com');
+    let gitlabIdx = originUrl.indexOf('://gitlab.');
+    let gitSfIdx = originUrl.indexOf('://git.code.sf.net');
+    let bitbucketIdx = originUrl.indexOf('://bitbucket.org');
     if (githubIdx !== -1 && githubIdx <= 5) {
-      validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(input.value, 'github.com');
+      validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(originUrl, 'github.com');
     } else if (gitlabIdx !== -1 && gitlabIdx <= 5) {
       let startIdx = gitlabIdx + 3;
-      let idx = input.value.indexOf('/', startIdx);
+      let idx = originUrl.indexOf('/', startIdx);
       if (idx !== -1) {
-        let gitlabDomain = input.value.substr(startIdx, idx - startIdx);
+        let gitlabDomain = originUrl.substr(startIdx, idx - startIdx);
         // GitLab repo url needs to be suffixed by '.git' in order to be successfully loaded
-        validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(input.value, gitlabDomain) && input.value.endsWith('.git');
+        // This is due to a bug in dulwich < 0.19.11.
+        // TODO: remove this check once dulwich >= 0.19.11 is used in production
+        validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(originUrl, gitlabDomain) && originUrl.endsWith('.git');
       } else {
         validUrl = false;
       }
     } else if (gitSfIdx !== -1 && gitSfIdx <= 5) {
-      validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(input.value, 'git.code.sf.net/p');
+      validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(originUrl, 'git.code.sf.net/p');
     } else if (bitbucketIdx !== -1 && bitbucketIdx <= 5) {
-      validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(input.value, 'bitbucket.org');
+      validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(originUrl, 'bitbucket.org');
     }
   }
   if (validUrl) {
     input.setCustomValidity('');
   } else {
     input.setCustomValidity('The origin url is not valid or does not reference a code repository');
   }
 }
 
 export function initTakeNewSnapshot() {
 
   let newSnapshotRequestAcceptedAlert =
     `<div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">
       The "take new snapshot" request has been accepted and will be processed as soon as possible.
     </div>`;
 
   let newSnapshotRequestPendingAlert =
     `<div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">
       The "take new snapshot" request has been put in pending state and may be accepted for processing after manual review.
     </div>`;
 
   let newSnapshotRequestRejectedAlert =
     `<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
       The "take new snapshot" request has been rejected because the reCAPTCHA could not be validated.
     </div>`;
 
   $(document).ready(() => {
     $('#swh-take-new-snapshot-form').submit(event => {
       event.preventDefault();
       event.stopPropagation();
 
       let originType = $('#swh-input-origin-type').val();
       let originUrl = $('#swh-input-origin-url').val();
 
       originSaveRequest(originType, originUrl,
                         () => $('#swh-take-new-snapshot-request-status').html(newSnapshotRequestAcceptedAlert),
                         () => $('#swh-take-new-snapshot-request-status').html(newSnapshotRequestPendingAlert),
                         () => {
                           $('#swh-take-new-snapshot-request-status').css('color', 'red');
                           $('#swh-take-new-snapshot-request-status').html(newSnapshotRequestRejectedAlert);
                         });
     });
   });
 }