diff --git a/lib/build/emailpassword-shared7.js b/lib/build/emailpassword-shared7.js
index 018028673..484fc4738 100644
--- a/lib/build/emailpassword-shared7.js
+++ b/lib/build/emailpassword-shared7.js
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ function Label(_a) {
         "div",
         genericComponentOverrideContext.__assign(
             { "data-supertokens": "label" },
-            { children: [t(value), showIsRequired && value !== "" && " *"] }
+            { children: [t(value), showIsRequired && value.trim() !== "" && " *"] }
         )
     );
 }