diff --git a/scripts/verify-campaign-save-normalization.mjs b/scripts/verify-campaign-save-normalization.mjs
index 3f08b84..75093a2 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-campaign-save-normalization.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify-campaign-save-normalization.mjs
@@ -343,11 +343,12 @@ try {
         mvp: { unitId: 'liu-bei', name: 'Liu Bei', damageDealt: '88', defeats: '2' },
         itemRewards: ['Bean', 'Bean', 10],
         campaignRewards: {
-          supplies: ['Bean', 'Bean', 20],
-          equipment: ['Iron Sword'],
-          reputation: ['Village Thanks'],
-          recruits: [{ unitId: 'guan-yu', name: 'Guan Yu' }, { unitId: '', name: 'Broken' }],
-          unlocks: [{ battleId: 'second-battle-yellow-turban-pursuit', title: 'Next' }, { battleId: '', title: 'Broken' }]
+          supplies: [' Bean ', 'Bean', 20],
+          equipment: [' Iron Sword ', 'Iron Sword'],
+          reputation: ['Village Thanks', ' Village Thanks '],
+          recruits: [{ unitId: ' guan-yu ', name: ' Guan Yu ' }, { unitId: '', name: 'Broken' }],
+          unlocks: [{ battleId: ' second-battle-yellow-turban-pursuit ', title: ' Next ' }, { battleId: '', title: 'Broken' }],
+          note: '  Reward note  '
         },
         completedCampDialogues: ['intro', 'intro', 7],
         completedCampVisits: { corrupted: true },
@@ -373,7 +374,13 @@ try {
       malformedReport.firstBattleReport.mvp?.damageDealt === 88 &&
       malformedReport.firstBattleReport.itemRewards.length === 1 &&
       malformedReport.firstBattleReport.campaignRewards?.supplies.length === 1 &&
+      malformedReport.firstBattleReport.campaignRewards?.supplies[0] === 'Bean' &&
+      malformedReport.firstBattleReport.campaignRewards?.equipment.length === 1 &&
+      malformedReport.firstBattleReport.campaignRewards?.reputation.length === 1 &&
       malformedReport.firstBattleReport.campaignRewards?.recruits.length === 1 &&
+      malformedReport.firstBattleReport.campaignRewards?.recruits[0].unitId === 'guan-yu' &&
+      malformedReport.firstBattleReport.campaignRewards?.unlocks[0].battleId === 'second-battle-yellow-turban-pursuit' &&
+      malformedReport.firstBattleReport.campaignRewards?.note === 'Reward note' &&
       malformedReport.firstBattleReport.completedCampDialogues.length === 1 &&
       malformedReport.firstBattleReport.completedCampVisits.length === 0,
     `Expected malformed report fields to be normalized without discarding the report: ${JSON.stringify(malformedReport)}`
diff --git a/src/game/state/campaignState.ts b/src/game/state/campaignState.ts
index 1a1ae3e..2cad5d0 100644
--- a/src/game/state/campaignState.ts
+++ b/src/game/state/campaignState.ts
@@ -856,7 +856,14 @@ function recordOrEmpty<T = unknown>(value: unknown): Record<string, T> {
 }
 
 function uniqueStrings(value: unknown): string[] {
-  return [...new Set(arrayOrEmpty<unknown>(value).filter((entry): entry is string => typeof entry === 'string' && entry.length > 0))];
+  return [
+    ...new Set(
+      arrayOrEmpty<unknown>(value)
+        .filter((entry): entry is string => typeof entry === 'string')
+        .map((entry) => entry.trim())
+        .filter((entry) => entry.length > 0)
+    )
+  ];
 }
 
 function normalizedRosterUnitIds(roster: UnitData[]) {
@@ -1464,18 +1471,18 @@ function cloneCampaignRewardSnapshot(rewards?: CampaignRewardSnapshot): Campaign
     recruits: arrayOrEmpty<unknown>(rewardRecord.recruits)
       .filter(isPlainObject)
       .map((recruit) => ({
-        unitId: typeof recruit.unitId === 'string' ? recruit.unitId : '',
-        name: typeof recruit.name === 'string' ? recruit.name : ''
+        unitId: typeof recruit.unitId === 'string' ? recruit.unitId.trim() : '',
+        name: typeof recruit.name === 'string' ? recruit.name.trim() : ''
       }))
       .filter((recruit) => recruit.unitId && recruit.name),
     unlocks: arrayOrEmpty<unknown>(rewardRecord.unlocks)
       .filter(isPlainObject)
       .map((unlock) => ({
-        battleId: typeof unlock.battleId === 'string' ? unlock.battleId : '',
-        title: typeof unlock.title === 'string' ? unlock.title : ''
+        battleId: typeof unlock.battleId === 'string' ? unlock.battleId.trim() : '',
+        title: typeof unlock.title === 'string' ? unlock.title.trim() : ''
       }))
       .filter((unlock) => unlock.battleId && unlock.title),
-    note: typeof rewardRecord.note === 'string' ? rewardRecord.note : undefined
+    note: typeof rewardRecord.note === 'string' && rewardRecord.note.trim().length > 0 ? rewardRecord.note.trim() : undefined
   };
 }