diff --git a/protos/PublicDefs.proto b/protos/PublicDefs.proto
index 216e6fb9..8f5647f3 100644
--- a/protos/PublicDefs.proto
+++ b/protos/PublicDefs.proto
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ enum ErrCode {
 
   ERR_MAX_JOB_COUNT_PER_USER = 65;
   ERR_USER_NO_PRIVILEGE = 66;
-  ERR_ALLOWEDLIST_MISSING = 67;  // The current account is not in the allowed account list for the partition.
-  ERR_DENYLIST_HIT = 68;  // The current account has been explicitly added to the deny list for the partition.
+  ERR_NOT_IN_ALLOWED_LIST = 67;  // The current account is not in the allowed account list for the partition.
+  ERR_IN_DENIED_LIST = 68;  // The current account has been explicitly added to the deny list for the partition.
 }
 
 enum EntityType {
diff --git a/src/CraneCtld/CraneCtld.cpp b/src/CraneCtld/CraneCtld.cpp
index c13c48e8..d66b77e5 100644
--- a/src/CraneCtld/CraneCtld.cpp
+++ b/src/CraneCtld/CraneCtld.cpp
@@ -470,17 +470,17 @@ void ParseConfig(int argc, char** argv) {
             auto allowed_accounts_str =
                 partition["AllowedAccounts"].as<std::string>();
             std::vector<std::string> allowed_accounts =
-                absl::StrSplit(absl::StripAsciiWhitespace(allowed_accounts_str).data(), ",");
+                absl::StrSplit(allowed_accounts_str.data(), ",");
             for (const auto& account_name : allowed_accounts) {
-              part.allowed_accounts.insert(account_name);
+              part.allowed_accounts.insert(absl::StripAsciiWhitespace(account_name).data());
             }
           }
 
           if (partition["DeniedAccounts"] && !partition["DeniedAccounts"].IsNull()) {
             auto denied_accounts_str = partition["DeniedAccounts"].as<std::string>();
-            std::vector<std::string> denied_accounts = absl::StrSplit(absl::StripAsciiWhitespace(denied_accounts_str).data(), ",");
+            std::vector<std::string> denied_accounts = absl::StrSplit(denied_accounts_str, ",");
             for (const auto& account_name : denied_accounts) {
-              part.denied_accounts.insert(account_name);
+              part.denied_accounts.insert(absl::StripAsciiWhitespace(account_name).data());
             }
           }
 
diff --git a/src/CraneCtld/CranedMetaContainer.cpp b/src/CraneCtld/CranedMetaContainer.cpp
index fda0eda6..11ea86ec 100644
--- a/src/CraneCtld/CranedMetaContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/CraneCtld/CranedMetaContainer.cpp
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ CraneExpected<void> CranedMetaContainer::CheckIfAccountIsAllowedInPartition(
           "The account {} is not in the AllowedAccounts of the partition {}"
           "specified for the task, submission of the task is prohibited.",
           account_name, partition_name);
-      return std::unexpected(CraneErrCode::ERR_ALLOWEDLIST_MISSING);
+      return std::unexpected(CraneErrCode::ERR_NOT_IN_ALLOWED_LIST);
     }
   } else if (!denied_accounts.empty()) {
     if (denied_accounts.contains(account_name)) {
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ CraneExpected<void> CranedMetaContainer::CheckIfAccountIsAllowedInPartition(
           "The account {} is in the DeniedAccounts of the partition {}"
           "specified for the task, submission of the task is prohibited.",
           account_name, partition_name);
-      return std::unexpected(CraneErrCode::ERR_DENYLIST_HIT);
+      return std::unexpected(CraneErrCode::ERR_IN_DENIED_LIST);
     }
   }