diff --git a/cio/src/certs.rs b/cio/src/certs.rs
index 556ae6c79..47b2dc350 100644
--- a/cio/src/certs.rs
+++ b/cio/src/certs.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use crate::{
     db::Database,
     dns_providers::{DNSProviderOps, DnsRecord, DnsRecordType, DnsUpdateMode},
     schema::certificates,
-    utils::{create_or_update_file_in_github_repo, get_file_content_from_repo},
+    utils::{create_or_update_file_in_github_repo, get_file_content_from_repo, SliceExt},
 };
 
 /// A data type to hold the values of a let's encrypt certificate for a domain.
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ impl CertificateStorage for GitHubBackend {
             &self.repo,
             &repo.default_branch,
             &self.path(domain, "fullchain.pem"),
-            data.to_vec(),
+            data.to_vec().trim(),
         )
         .await?;
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ impl KeyStorage for GitHubBackend {
             &self.repo,
             &repo.default_branch,
             &self.path(domain, "privkey.pem"),
-            data.to_vec(),
+            data.to_vec().trim(),
         )
         .await?;
 
diff --git a/cio/src/huddles.rs b/cio/src/huddles.rs
index 4f7ca4464..f413b3c0f 100644
--- a/cio/src/huddles.rs
+++ b/cio/src/huddles.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
     configs::{get_configs_from_repo, User},
     core::{DiscussionTopic, Meeting, MeetingReminderEmailData},
     db::Database,
-    utils::create_or_update_file_in_github_repo,
+    utils::{create_or_update_file_in_github_repo, SliceExt},
 };
 
 /// Make sure if an event is moved in Google Calendar that Airtable is updated.
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ pub async fn sync_huddle_meeting_notes(company: &Company) -> Result<()> {
                 "reports",
                 "",
                 &notes_path,
-                notes.as_bytes().to_vec(),
+                notes.as_bytes().to_vec().trim(),
             )
             .await?;
         }
diff --git a/cio/src/rfd/github.rs b/cio/src/rfd/github.rs
index acc81b443..01d3c9862 100644
--- a/cio/src/rfd/github.rs
+++ b/cio/src/rfd/github.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::{
     companies::Company,
     core::GitHubPullRequest,
     utils::is_image,
-    utils::{create_or_update_file_in_github_repo, decode_base64_to_string, get_file_content_from_repo},
+    utils::{create_or_update_file_in_github_repo, decode_base64_to_string, get_file_content_from_repo, SliceExt},
 };
 
 use super::{PDFStorage, RFDContent, RFDNumber, RFDPdf};
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ impl PDFStorage for GitHubRFDBranch {
             &self.repo,
             &self.branch,
             &rfd_path,
-            pdf.contents.to_vec(),
+            pdf.contents.to_vec().trim(),
         )
         .await
         .map(|_| "".to_string())
diff --git a/cio/src/templates.rs b/cio/src/templates.rs
index c78ed5d4f..ca6112fa1 100644
--- a/cio/src/templates.rs
+++ b/cio/src/templates.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use handlebars::{Context, Handlebars, Helper, HelperResult, Output, RenderContext};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::{configs::User, shorturls::ShortUrl, utils::create_or_update_file_in_github_repo};
+use crate::{configs::User, shorturls::ShortUrl, utils::{create_or_update_file_in_github_repo, SliceExt}};
 
 /// Helper function so the terraform names do not start with a number.
 /// Otherwise terraform will fail.
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub async fn generate_nginx_files_for_shorturls(
             repo,
             "", // leaving the branch blank gives us the default branch
             &nginx_file,
-            nginx_rendered.as_bytes().to_vec(),
+            nginx_rendered.as_bytes().to_vec().trim(),
         )
         .await?;
     }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub async fn generate_nginx_files_for_shorturls(
             repo,
             "", // leaving the branch blank gives us the default branch
             &nginx_paths_file,
-            nginx_paths_rendered.as_bytes().to_vec(),
+            nginx_paths_rendered.as_bytes().to_vec().trim(),
         )
         .await?;
     }
diff --git a/cio/src/utils.rs b/cio/src/utils.rs
index cf06d242d..fdc7fc9ac 100644
--- a/cio/src/utils.rs
+++ b/cio/src/utils.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ pub async fn create_or_update_file_in_github_repo(
     path: &str,
     new_content: Vec<u8>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let content = new_content.trim();
     // Add the starting "/" so this works.
     // TODO: figure out why it doesn't work without it.
     let mut file_path = path.to_string();
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ pub async fn create_or_update_file_in_github_repo(
         };
 
     if !existing_content.is_empty() || !sha.is_empty() {
-        if content == existing_content {
+        if new_content == existing_content {
             // They are the same so we can return early, we do not need to update the
             // file.
             info!("github file contents at {} are the same, no update needed", file_path);
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ pub async fn create_or_update_file_in_github_repo(
         // When the pdfs are generated they change the modified time that is
         // encoded in the file. We want to get that diff and see if it is
         // the only change so that we are not always updating those files.
-        let diff = diffy::create_patch_bytes(&existing_content, &content);
+        let diff = diffy::create_patch_bytes(&existing_content, &new_content);
         let bdiff = diff.to_bytes();
         let str_diff = from_utf8(&bdiff).unwrap_or("");
         if str_diff.contains("-/ModDate")
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ pub async fn create_or_update_file_in_github_repo(
         "[github content] Writing file to GitHub repo: {} / path: {} / content_length: {} / existing_content_length: {}",
         repo,
         file_path,
-        content.len(),
+        new_content.len(),
         existing_content.len()
     );
 
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ pub async fn create_or_update_file_in_github_repo(
                 ),
                 sha,
                 branch: branch.to_string(),
-                content: base64::encode(content),
+                content: base64::encode(new_content),
                 committer: Default::default(),
                 author: Default::default(),
             },
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ pub async fn create_or_update_file_in_github_repo(
     }
 }
 
-trait SliceExt {
+pub trait SliceExt {
     fn trim(&self) -> Self;
 }