diff --git a/addons/core/translations/notifications/en-us.yaml b/addons/core/translations/notifications/en-us.yaml
index 8c915ebe0..c770b08eb 100644
--- a/addons/core/translations/notifications/en-us.yaml
+++ b/addons/core/translations/notifications/en-us.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-create-success: Created succesfully.
-save-success: Saved succesfully.
+create-success: Created successfully.
+save-success: Saved successfully.
 delete-success: Deleted successfully.
 add-success: Added successfully.
 remove-success: Removed successfully.
diff --git a/ui/desktop/app/services/origin.js b/ui/desktop/app/services/origin.js
index 9ca0895f2..c3e27c358 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/app/services/origin.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/app/services/origin.js
@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ export default class OriginService extends Service {
       typeof origin === 'string'
     );
     try {
-      // Silently drop trailing slashes if present.
+      // Trim whitespaces and silently drop trailing slashes if present.
       // This is important since API paths that will be appended to the origin
       // will include preceeding slashes already.
+      origin = origin.trim();
       origin = origin.replace(/\/*$/, '');
       this.adapter.host = origin;
       this.rendererOrigin = origin;
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/app-updater.js b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/app-updater.js
index b758a6eac..a4982834d 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/app-updater.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/app-updater.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ const downloadAndInstallUpdate = async (version) => {
  * TODO: download progress in dialog
  **/
 module.exports = {
-  run: async ({ suppressNoUpdatePrompt }) => {
+  run: async ({ suppressNoUpdatePrompt } = {}) => {
     let latestVersion;
     if (debug) {
       latestVersion = process.env.APP_UPDATER_LATEST_VERSION_TAG;
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ module.exports = {
     }
 
     // Update not available - do nothing
-    if (!suppressNoUpdatePrompt && semver.lte(latestVersion, currentVersion)) {
+    if (semver.lte(latestVersion, currentVersion)) {
+      if (suppressNoUpdatePrompt) return;
       const dialogOpts = {
         type: 'info',
         icon: null,
@@ -112,21 +113,20 @@ module.exports = {
       };
 
       dialog.showMessageBox(dialogOpts);
-      return;
+    } else {
+      // Update is available - prompt for download
+      const dialogOpts = {
+        type: 'info',
+        buttons: ['Download', 'Later'],
+        icon: null,
+        detail: 'A new version is available for download',
+      };
+
+      dialog.showMessageBox(dialogOpts).then((returnValue) => {
+        if (returnValue.response === 0) {
+          downloadAndInstallUpdate(latestVersion);
+        }
+      });
     }
-
-    // Update is available - prompt for download
-    const dialogOpts = {
-      type: 'info',
-      buttons: ['Download', 'Later'],
-      icon: null,
-      detail: 'A new version is available for download',
-    };
-
-    dialog.showMessageBox(dialogOpts).then((returnValue) => {
-      if (returnValue.response === 0) {
-        downloadAndInstallUpdate(latestVersion);
-      }
-    });
   },
 };
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/spawn-promise.js b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/spawn-promise.js
index d73390f02..dc8069791 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/spawn-promise.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/spawn-promise.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module.exports = {
         const jsonData = jsonify(errorStream);
         if (jsonData) {
           const error = jsonData.api_error || jsonData.error;
-          reject(new Error(error));
+          reject(new Error(error.message));
         }
       });
     });
diff --git a/ui/desktop/tests/unit/services/origin-test.js b/ui/desktop/tests/unit/services/origin-test.js
index cc6cdfa69..7c759713f 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/tests/unit/services/origin-test.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/tests/unit/services/origin-test.js
@@ -35,4 +35,15 @@ module('Unit | Service | origin', function (hooks) {
     assert.equal(service.rendererOrigin, window.location.origin);
     assert.equal(service.adapter.host, window.location.origin);
   });
+
+  test('trim spaces from origin on setOrigin', async function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(4);
+    sinon.stub(ipcService, 'invoke');
+    await service.setOrigin(` ${window.location.origin}/ `);
+    assert.equal(service.rendererOrigin, window.location.origin);
+    assert.equal(service.adapter.host, window.location.origin);
+    await service.setOrigin(`   ${window.location.origin}   `);
+    assert.equal(service.rendererOrigin, window.location.origin);
+    assert.equal(service.adapter.host, window.location.origin);
+  });
 });