diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9157801..69a2074 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -160,4 +160,5 @@ cython_debug/
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
 
-/test.py
\ No newline at end of file
+/test.py
+workbench
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 541df4b..4b1f034 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "wikidot"
-version = "3.1.0dev8"
+version = "3.1.0dev9"
 authors = [{ name = "ukwhatn", email = "ukwhatn@gmail.com" }]
 description = "Wikidot Utility Library"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 
 dependencies = [
-    "httpx >= 0.25,< 0.28",
+    "httpx >= 0.25,< 0.29",
     "beautifulsoup4 ~= 4.12.2",
     "lxml >= 4.9.3,< 5.4.0",
 ]
diff --git a/src/wikidot/module/site.py b/src/wikidot/module/site.py
index 1ff137a..7fd32fc 100644
--- a/src/wikidot/module/site.py
+++ b/src/wikidot/module/site.py
@@ -302,7 +302,9 @@ def member_lookup(self, user_name: str, user_id: int | None = None):
             return False
 
         for user in users:
-            if user.name == user_name and (user_id is None or user.id == user_id):
+            if user.name.strip() == user_name and (
+                user_id is None or user.id == user_id
+            ):
                 return True
 
         return False