diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPaneSplitter.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPaneSplitter.tsx
index f51540115c5..48d3ab22af2 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPaneSplitter.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPaneSplitter.tsx
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ export function DashboardEditPaneSplitter({ dashboard, isEditing, body, controls
     containerStyle.overflow = 'unset';
   }
 
-  const onBodyRef = (ref: HTMLDivElement) => {
-    dashboard.onSetScrollRef(new DivScrollElement(ref));
+  const onBodyRef = (ref: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
+    if (ref) {
+      dashboard.onSetScrollRef(new DivScrollElement(ref));
+    }
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.ts
index b3383928bc9..53e4095f134 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class K8sDashboardAPI implements DashboardAPI<DashboardDTO, Dashboard> {
       getDashboardUrl({
         uid: v.metadata.name,
         currentQueryParams: '',
-        slug: kbn.slugifyForUrl(v.spec.title),
+        slug: kbn.slugifyForUrl(v.spec.title.trim()),
       })
     );
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v2.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v2.ts
index 2913f313144..d43228f82e4 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v2.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v2.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export class K8sDashboardV2API
       getDashboardUrl({
         uid: v.metadata.name,
         currentQueryParams: '',
-        slug: kbn.slugifyForUrl(v.spec.title),
+        slug: kbn.slugifyForUrl(v.spec.title.trim()),
       })
     );