diff --git a/server/src/components/sandboxed-routes.ts b/server/src/components/sandboxed-routes.ts
index 8e4ae226..659f87ec 100644
--- a/server/src/components/sandboxed-routes.ts
+++ b/server/src/components/sandboxed-routes.ts
@@ -63,14 +63,19 @@ export function createSandboxedRoutes(
       sampleArguments?: Record<string, unknown>;
     } | null;
 
-    if (!body?.slug || !body.title) {
+    if (
+      typeof body?.slug !== "string" ||
+      !body.slug.trim() ||
+      typeof body?.title !== "string" ||
+      !body.title.trim()
+    ) {
       return context.json({ error: "A name and a title are required." }, 400);
     }
 
     try {
       const component = await store.save({
-        slug: body.slug,
-        title: body.title,
+        slug: body.slug.trim(),
+        title: body.title.trim(),
         description: body.description ?? "",
         html: body.html ?? "",
         css: body.css ?? "",