diff --git a/server/ntb/macros/nob_NO_translate_macro.py b/server/ntb/macros/nob_NO_translate_macro.py
index 823b4fae2..6af24d194 100644
--- a/server/ntb/macros/nob_NO_translate_macro.py
+++ b/server/ntb/macros/nob_NO_translate_macro.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def get_user_preference_params():
     user = get_user()
     user_macro_preferences = user.get("user_preferences", {}).get("macro_config", {})
     field_param = user_macro_preferences.get("fields").get("Formval nynorskrobot", "")
-    return field_param.split(",")
+    return [field.strip() for field in field_param.split(",") if field.strip()]
 
 
 name = "Bokmal to Nynorsk Translate Macro"
diff --git a/server/ntb/tests/macros/nob_NO_translate_macro_test.py b/server/ntb/tests/macros/nob_NO_translate_macro_test.py
index d4fd8ef0d..4cc0513aa 100644
--- a/server/ntb/tests/macros/nob_NO_translate_macro_test.py
+++ b/server/ntb/tests/macros/nob_NO_translate_macro_test.py
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ class TranslateMacroTestCase(TestCase):
     user_preferences = {
         "user_preferences": {
             "macro_config": {
-                "fields": {"Formval nynorskrobot": "headline,description_text"}
+                "fields": {
+                    "Formval nynorskrobot": " headline , description_text , , body_html , "
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -65,3 +67,8 @@ def test_associate_item_translated(self, mock_post, mock_get_user):
             item["associations"]["editor_1"]["description_text"],
             "Kva synest du om Noreg",
         )
+
+        # assert params SDNTB-879
+
+        params = nob_NO_translate_macro.get_user_preference_params()
+        self.assertEqual(params, ["headline", "description_text", "body_html"])