diff --git a/app/queries/application_query.rb b/app/queries/application_query.rb
index 3a92cc6e8..c66af94c0 100644
--- a/app/queries/application_query.rb
+++ b/app/queries/application_query.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 class ApplicationQuery
   include Callable
+
+  private
+
+  def strip_param(key)
+    params[key].to_s.strip.presence
+  end
 end
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