diff --git a/app/Models/PlatformModel.php b/app/Models/PlatformModel.php
index 29c7259fc095727a761097ce81efe2655f1f6ef4..74242821dfe4e21a10b59418169082f388b8c67f 100644
--- a/app/Models/PlatformModel.php
+++ b/app/Models/PlatformModel.php
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ class PlatformModel extends Model
 
     /**
      * @param mixed[] $podcastsPlatformsData
+     *
+     * @return int|false Number of rows inserted or FALSE on failure
      */
     public function savePodcastPlatforms(
         int $podcastId,
@@ -165,6 +167,11 @@ class PlatformModel extends Model
 
         $this->db->query($deleteJoinQuery, [$podcastId, $platformType]);
 
+        if ($podcastsPlatformsData === []) {
+            // no rows inserted
+            return 0;
+        }
+
         return $this->db
             ->table('podcasts_platforms')
             ->insertBatch($podcastsPlatformsData);
diff --git a/modules/Admin/Controllers/PodcastPlatformController.php b/modules/Admin/Controllers/PodcastPlatformController.php
index 6193642086420f8b4833997b1b81993be034fc26..cfc76aa2213401b5504b7b8151cc4036167300ce 100644
--- a/modules/Admin/Controllers/PodcastPlatformController.php
+++ b/modules/Admin/Controllers/PodcastPlatformController.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class PodcastPlatformController extends BaseController
             $this->request->getPost('platforms')
             as $platformSlug => $podcastPlatform
         ) {
-            $podcastPlatformUrl = $podcastPlatform['url'];
+            $podcastPlatformUrl = trim((string) $podcastPlatform['url']);
             if ($podcastPlatformUrl === null) {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -79,11 +79,12 @@ class PodcastPlatformController extends BaseController
                 continue;
             }
 
+            $podcastPlatformAccountId = trim((string) $podcastPlatform['account_id']);
             $podcastsPlatformsData[] = [
                 'platform_slug' => $platformSlug,
                 'podcast_id' => $this->podcast->id,
                 'link_url' => $podcastPlatformUrl,
-                'account_id' => $podcastPlatform['account_id'] === '' ? null : $podcastPlatform['account_id'],
+                'account_id' => $podcastPlatformAccountId === '' ? null : $podcastPlatformAccountId,
                 'is_visible' =>
                     array_key_exists('visible', $podcastPlatform) &&
                     $podcastPlatform['visible'] === 'yes',