2 files changed, 37 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/report.cc b/src/report.cc
index 44f0c4b9..cb7f09dc 100644
--- a/src/report.cc
+++ b/src/report.cc
@@ -633,18 +633,15 @@ value_t report_t::fn_trim(call_scope_t& args)
   std::strcpy(buf.get(), temp.c_str());
 
   const char * p = buf.get();
-  while (*p && std::isspace(*p))
+  const char * e = buf.get() + temp.length() - 1;
+
+  while (p <= e && std::isspace(*p))
     p++;
 
-  const char * e = buf.get() + temp.length() - 1;
   while (e > p && std::isspace(*e))
     e--;
 
-  if (e == p) {
-    return string_value(empty_string);
-  }
-  else if (e < p) {
-    assert(false);
+  if (p > e) {
     return string_value(empty_string);
   }
   else {
diff --git a/test/regress/GH520.test b/test/regress/GH520.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54dd2299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regress/GH520.test
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+2009-01-01 * Jan 09
+    A               100.00 EUR
+    B
+
+test reg --format '%(trim(""))\n'
+
+
+end test
+
+test reg --format '%(trim("a"))\n'
+a
+a
+end test
+
+test reg --format '%(trim(" a"))\n'
+a
+a
+end test
+
+test reg --format '%(trim("a "))\n'
+a
+a
+end test
+
+test reg --format '%(trim(" a "))\n'
+a
+a
+end test
+
+test reg --format '%(trim(" aa "))\n'
+aa
+aa
+end test