diff --git a/nexarxclaude.py b/nexarxclaude.py
index c211621..33beb5c 100644
--- a/nexarxclaude.py
+++ b/nexarxclaude.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def load_bom_data(bom_path: str) -> list | None:
     Returns None if no 'bom' tab is found."""
     wb = openpyxl.load_workbook(bom_path, data_only=True)
 
-    bom_sheet = next((wb[n] for n in wb.sheetnames if n.lower() == "bom"), None)
+    bom_sheet = next((wb[n] for n in wb.sheetnames if n.strip().lower() == "bom"), None)
     if bom_sheet is None:
         return None