diff --git a/.git_functions.sh b/.git_functions.sh
index 1ed0fc0d8..e22294c37 100644
--- a/.git_functions.sh
+++ b/.git_functions.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function wgcheckout {
 
 # wgcheckout combined with a fuzzy search
 function wgfcheckout {
-  branchname=$(git branch | fzf)
+  branchname=$(trim $(git branch | fzf))
 
   [ ! -z "$branchname" ] && wgcheckout "$branchname" || return
 }
diff --git a/.misc_functions.sh b/.misc_functions.sh
index d8be9ba9e..a0d36e613 100644
--- a/.misc_functions.sh
+++ b/.misc_functions.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,14 @@ function wfd {
 
 # pushd into a directory on your dirs stack
 function wpushd {
-  dir=$(dirs | tr ' ' '\n' | fzf | dirname) && pushd "$dir"
+  dir="$(dirs | tr ' ' '\n' | fzf)" && pushd "$dir"
 }
 
 
+# trims leading and trailing whitespace
+function trim {
+  input="$1"
+
+  echo "${input//[[:blank:]]/}"
+}
+