diff --git a/contrib/lisp/ox-confluence.el b/contrib/lisp/ox-confluence.el
index 3ce40914e..87ad2d01c 100644
--- a/contrib/lisp/ox-confluence.el
+++ b/contrib/lisp/ox-confluence.el
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@
             (org-trim contents))))
 
 (defun org-confluence-fixed-width (fixed-width contents info)
-  (format "\{\{%s\}\}" contents))
+  (format "\{\{%s\}\}"
+         (org-trim (org-element-property :value fixed-width))))
 
 (defun org-confluence-verbatim (verbatim contents info)
   (format "\{\{%s\}\}" (org-element-property :value verbatim)))