diff --git a/pkg/models/task_collection_filter.go b/pkg/models/task_collection_filter.go
index a28040057..47d804ee8 100644
--- a/pkg/models/task_collection_filter.go
+++ b/pkg/models/task_collection_filter.go
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ func parseFilterFromExpression(f fexpr.ExprGroup, loc *time.Location) (filter *t
 	reflectValue, filter.value, err = getNativeValueForTaskField(filter.field, filter.comparator, value, loc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, ErrInvalidTaskFilterValue{
-			Value: filter.field,
-			Field: value,
+			Field: filter.field,
+			Value: value,
 		}
 	}
 	if reflectValue != nil {
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ func getValueForField(field reflect.StructField, rawValue string, loc *time.Loca
 		loc = config.GetTimeZone()
 	}
 
+	rawValue = strings.TrimSpace(rawValue)
+
 	switch field.Type.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Int64:
 		value, err = strconv.ParseInt(rawValue, 10, 64)
diff --git a/pkg/models/task_collection_filter_test.go b/pkg/models/task_collection_filter_test.go
index 2b53af063..fa3569b97 100644
--- a/pkg/models/task_collection_filter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/models/task_collection_filter_test.go
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ func TestParseFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Len(t, result, 1)
 		assert.Equal(t, "project_id", result[0].field)
 		assert.Equal(t, taskFilterComparatorIn, result[0].comparator)
+		require.Len(t, result[0].value, 3)
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(1), result[0].value.([]interface{})[0])
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(2), result[0].value.([]interface{})[1])
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(3), result[0].value.([]interface{})[2])
 	})
 	t.Run("use project for project_id", func(t *testing.T) {
 		result, err := getTaskFiltersFromFilterString("project in 1,2,3", "UTC")
@@ -73,6 +77,21 @@ func TestParseFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Len(t, result, 1)
 		assert.Equal(t, "project_id", result[0].field)
+		require.Len(t, result[0].value, 3)
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(1), result[0].value.([]interface{})[0])
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(2), result[0].value.([]interface{})[1])
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(3), result[0].value.([]interface{})[2])
+	})
+	t.Run("project in with spaces", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result, err := getTaskFiltersFromFilterString("project in 1, 2, 3", "UTC")
+
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, result, 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, "project_id", result[0].field)
+		require.Len(t, result[0].value, 3)
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(1), result[0].value.([]interface{})[0])
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(2), result[0].value.([]interface{})[1])
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(3), result[0].value.([]interface{})[2])
 	})
 	t.Run("date math strings", func(t *testing.T) {
 		result, err := getTaskFiltersFromFilterString("due_date < now+30d", "UTC")