diff --git a/package.nw/lib/roster.js b/package.nw/lib/roster.js
index 8648ec7..cc190b1 100644
--- a/package.nw/lib/roster.js
+++ b/package.nw/lib/roster.js
@@ -2887,11 +2887,7 @@ function scoreAstates(award, obj)
 function testAstates(award, obj, baseHash)
 {
   // calls with empty state will not match anything in the hash map. so filter those out
-  if (!obj.state || obj.state.trim() === "")
-  {
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (obj.state + baseHash in g_tracker[award.test.look].state)
+  if (!obj.state || obj.state + baseHash in g_tracker[award.test.look].state)
   {
     return false;
   }
@@ -3449,11 +3445,7 @@ function scoreAcqz(award, obj)
 function testAcqz(award, obj, baseHash)
 {
   // calls with empty cqz will not match anything in the hash map. so filter those out
-  if (!obj.cqz || obj.cqz.trim() === "")
-  {
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (obj.cqz + "|" + baseHash in g_tracker[award.test.look].cqz)
+  if (!obj.cqz || obj.cqz + "|" + baseHash in g_tracker[award.test.look].cqz)
   {
     return false;
   }