diff --git a/web/repertory/lib/helpers.dart b/web/repertory/lib/helpers.dart
index 090a62c4..6e034f0f 100644
--- a/web/repertory/lib/helpers.dart
+++ b/web/repertory/lib/helpers.dart
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ String? getSettingDescription(String settingPath) {
   switch (settingPath) {
     case 'ApiPassword':
       return "HTTP basic authentication password";
+    case 'ApiUser':
+      return "HTTP basic authentication user";
     case 'HostConfig.ApiPassword':
       return "RENTERD_API_PASSWORD";
     default:
diff --git a/web/repertory/lib/widgets/ui_settings.dart b/web/repertory/lib/widgets/ui_settings.dart
index fedc62c0..194fcaec 100644
--- a/web/repertory/lib/widgets/ui_settings.dart
+++ b/web/repertory/lib/widgets/ui_settings.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 import 'package:repertory/constants.dart' as constants;
 import 'package:repertory/helpers.dart'
-    show getSettingDescription, getSettingValidators;
+    show getSettingDescription, getSettingValidators, trimNotEmptyValidator;
 import 'package:repertory/models/mount.dart';
 import 'package:repertory/models/mount_list.dart';
 import 'package:repertory/settings.dart';
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class _UISettingsWidgetState extends State<UISettingsWidget> {
               widget,
               setState,
               description: getSettingDescription(key),
-              validators: getSettingValidators(key),
+              validators: [...getSettingValidators(key), trimNotEmptyValidator],
             );
           }
           break;