diff --git a/modules/blox/blox/resume-biography-3/block.html b/modules/blox/blox/resume-biography-3/block.html
index 32da642a..eb197f7b 100644
--- a/modules/blox/blox/resume-biography-3/block.html
+++ b/modules/blox/blox/resume-biography-3/block.html
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
         {{ if and $status (reflect.IsMap $status) }}
           {{ $status_icon_raw := index $status "icon" }}
           {{ if eq (printf "%T" $status_icon_raw) "string" }}
-            {{ $status_icon = $status_icon_raw }}
+            {{ $status_icon = strings.TrimSpace $status_icon_raw }}
           {{ end }}
         {{ end }}
 
diff --git a/modules/blox/blox/resume-biography/block.html b/modules/blox/blox/resume-biography/block.html
index 6aa444c3..26701434 100644
--- a/modules/blox/blox/resume-biography/block.html
+++ b/modules/blox/blox/resume-biography/block.html
@@ -163,7 +163,10 @@
 {{ $status_icon := "" }}
 {{ with $profile.status }}
   {{ if reflect.IsMap . }}
-    {{ with index . "icon" }}{{ $status_icon = strings.TrimSpace (printf "%v" .) }}{{ end }}
+    {{ $icon_raw := index . "icon" }}
+    {{ if eq (printf "%T" $icon_raw) "string" }}
+      {{ $status_icon = strings.TrimSpace $icon_raw }}
+    {{ end }}
   {{ end }}
 {{ end }}